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Polo, Marco

The travels of Marco Polo / translated [from the Italian] and with an introduction by Ronald Latham - Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1972 - 380p : 1geneal.table, maps ; 18cm - Penguin classics .

Includes index.

'The Travels' provides an account of Marco Polo's famous travels. In this translation, Ronald Latham examines Marco Polo's background to explain how he understood and classified the people, races, cultures and religions he saw in his voyages. This edition also contains an index and maps.

ISBN: 9780140440577 pbk 9780140440577 pbk £0.50

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Voyages and travels
Mongols--History
Travel & holiday
Classic travel writing
History

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Asia--Description and travel