The Travels of Marco Polo, also known as The Book of the Marvels of the World and by its Italian name Il Milione, is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by the Venetian explorer Marco Polo. It describes Polo's travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan.
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| Subject | The Travels of Marco Polo |
| Category | 13th-century travelogue |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 1271 |
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