![]() ![]() Marco Polo died in 1324 and is buried in the Church of San Lorenzo, Italy. Released, he returned to a successful trading career. Returning to Europe after 24 years he was imprisoned during the Genoa war. While all the while being a merchant trader at heart. An epic journey of discovery and trade from Europe to Asia he became a diplomat of sorts for both the Pope and Kulbali Khan. Born into a trading family in 1254 Venice, Marco Polo became one of the world’s first great recorded travelers. Just a brief recap on who Marco Polo was. While it may not be the very first “travelogue” it certainly does come close. Latham this is the account in Marco Polo’s own words of his travels since 1271. Faced with several different versions I went straight to Marco Polo’s own account of his travels. In search of travelogues I decided to go in search of one of the most renown travelers in history to see if he could instill the passion of personal travel into writing. The Travels by Marco Polo real history as told by the man himself Marco Polo, one of the first great recorded travelers ![]()
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