by Marco Polo · Editions La Découverte · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782707128157
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«Le devisement du monde» is Marco Polo's travel account, published by Editions La Découverte in paperback (268 pages, in French).
Marco Polo narrates his journey through Asia at the end of the 13th century: from 1271 he travels through Anatolia, Iran, Afghanistan, the Pamir and Chinese Turkestan, and returns via Indochina, Ceylon and the coasts of India. He also describes regions he did not visit, such as Arabia, Ethiopia and the African coast as far as Zanzibar, based on testimonies.
First volume of «Le livre des merveilles», in the collection «Littérature et voyages»; the work is also known as «Il milione».
For readers of medieval history and travel literature, with an interest in trade routes and knowledge of Asia in the 13th century.
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo, a book that described the then-mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China under the Yuan dynasty, giving Europeans their first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan, and other Asian societies.
