- Marco Polo and His Travels
Account of Marco Polo, the most famous Westerner who travelled on the Silk Road, including his trip to Cathay, publication of his The Description of the World, and modern controversies over its authenticity.
www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
- Marco Polo: On the Tartars
Polo's description of the Mongols, whom he referred to as Tartars. From the Medieval Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/mpolo44-46.html
- Marco Polo: The Glories of Kinsay
Polo's description of the Chinese city now known as Hangchow. From the Medieval Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/polo-kinsay.html
- Marco Polo: "I Did Not Tell Half of What I Saw"
Student's report on Marco Polo's discoveries.
www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/great/2amy.htm
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Marco Polo
Extensive biography of Marco Polo, the Venetian trader whose account of a trip to China from 1271 to 1296 inspired Europeans of his time and influenced later voyages of discovery.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/12217a.htm
- Mysteries of History: The Famous Fabulist
Article considering the argument that Polo never travelled to China. From U.S. News & World Report.
www.usnews.com/usnews/doubleissue/mysteries/marco.htm
- Marco Polo: His Travels and Their Effects On the World
Slide show presentation.
www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Maze/5099/sld001.html
- Map of Marco Polo's Travels
Throughout the Mongol Empires. From the World History Chart.
www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/maptext_n2/mongol1.html
- Marco Polo's "Description of the World"
Summary of Frances Wood's argument that Marco Polo probably never traveled further than the Black Sea, but instead wrote his account using Persian or Arabic guidebooks to China.
www.museumofhoaxes.com/polo.html
- Marco Polo's Asia
Considers the legacy and biography of explorer Marco Polo.
www.tk421.net/essays/polo.shtml
- In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
Art exhibition telling the story of Marco Polo's journey across Europe and Asia. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
www.metmuseum.org/explore/marco/get.html
- About.com: Marco Polo
Biography of Italian explorer Marco Polo.
geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa081798.htm
- Marco Polo and Korcula
Tracing Marco Polo's connection to the ancient Croatian city of Korcula.
www.korcula.net/mpolo/index.html
- National Geographic: Marco Polo
Article following the footsteps of the great explorer.
www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0105/feature1
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