Marco Polo

Venetian merchant whose account of Yuan China carried Asia into the European imagination.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Travelled the Silk Road to Kublai Khan's court with his father and uncle.
• Dictated his travels in a Genoese prison as Il Milione.
• Columbus carried an annotated copy of the book on his own voyages.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: 1254 – 1324