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In 1851, a three-masted clipper built in Saint John, New Brunswick also took his name; the Marco Polo was the first ship to sail around the world in under six months. [154] The airport in Venice is named Venice Marco Polo Airport. [155] The frequent flyer programme of Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific is known as the "Marco Polo Club". [156]
Larner, John (1999), Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World, New Haven: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-07971-0. Olschki, Leonardo (1960), Marco Polo's Asia: An Introduction to His "Description of the World" Called "Il Milione", translated by John A. Scott, Berkeley: University of California Press, OCLC 397577.
In The Footsteps of Marco Polo begins by discussing how in the 13th century A.D., a book was written "that would change the course of history"—the author was Marco Polo, who wrote about his travels in China, Persia, Tatarstan and India. [7]
A map may prove that Marco Polo discovered America more than two centuries before Christopher Columbus. A sheepskin map, believed to be a copy of the 13th century Italian explorer's, may indicate ...
The Travels of Marco Polo Rustichello da Pisa , also known as Rusticiano (fl. late 13th century), was an Italian romance writer in Franco-Italian language. He is best known for co-writing Marco Polo 's autobiography, The Travels of Marco Polo , while they were in prison together in Genoa .
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Denis Belliveau is an American photographer, author and explorer notable for retracing Marco Polo's route from Europe to Asia and back, a feat which culminated in the publication of the documentary and book titled In the Footsteps of Marco Polo; [2] the documentary has been used by Belliveau to create a unique interdisciplinary educational curriculum that he presents at schools and libraries ...
Nicolo Polo shows treasures from China and sends his son Marco Polo (Gary Cooper) there with his assistant (and comic relief) Binguccio (Ernest Truex).They sail from Venice, are shipwrecked, and cross the desert of Persia and the mountains of Tibet to China, to seek out Peking and the palace of China's ruler, Kublai Khan (George Barbier).