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[[File: Marco One.jpg|270px|thumb|left| A portrait of Marco Polo]]__NOTOC__
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140440577/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0140440577&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=c6ece3be349bfa56a19ba5a0e6a4c6f0 Marco Polo ] (1254-1324) was one of the greatest’ explorers of the Middle Ages and the first person to make Europe aware China's extraordinary power and culture. He allegedly travelled from Europe and throughout Asia from 1271 to 1295. His adventures were recounted in a book that made him famous. The influence of the story of Marco Polo and his travels on Europeans cannot be overstated. His adventures inspired many later explorers, such as Christopher Columbus and his accounts did much to encourage the development of cartography.
However, not everyone believed Polo’s accounts of his travel in Asia and China. Many have regarded his account as a delightful work of fiction and believe that was a liar. Were Marco Polo’s travels were based on actual events and are the Italian’s account plausible? How reliable is Polo's account as a historical document?
