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Travels of Marco Polo

work by Polo

Also known as: “Divisament dou monde”, “Il milione”

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In Marco Polo: Compilation of Il milione
Soon after his return to Venice, Polo was taken prisoner by the Genoese—great rivals of the Venetians at sea—during a skirmish or battle in the Mediterranean. He was then imprisoned in Genoa, where he had a felicitous encounter with a prisoner from Pisa,…
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