by JLarner (Author)
No mere travel account, the book that Marco Polo wrote after many years in Asia became one of the most influential of the millennium. Historian John Larner here explores for the first time the full range of influence of Polo's Book on the history of geography and exploration, showing why the work cam into being and how it played a key role in the development of European overseas expansion.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 10 Apr 2001
ISBN 10: 0300089007
ISBN 13: 9780300089004