Marco Polo Travels (jan 1, 1271 – jan 1, 1295)
Description:
Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who traveled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo. It was the book that introduced Europeans to China and Central Asia. Although he was not the first European to travel to China, he was the first to write about his adventures and so it was his experiences that formed the basis of early European knowledge of the country.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1271
jan 1, 1295
~ 24 years