Marco Polo’s 1298 Description of the World
For the History lovers description of 13th century would be interesting and informative. Marco Polo’s travel book is also known as The Travels of Marco Polo or 1298 Description of the world. The book describes his journey through Asia, Persia, China and Indonesia during 1271 to 1298. Here is provided information about 1298 Description of the world.
The book was written by Rustichello da Pisa who was a prisoner of war with Marco Polo and also Polo’s ghost-writer – a French novelist famous for his love stories and historical romances, in Genoa. Three years later, when Marco polo returned from the china and tell his adventures during his 24 years of traveling, that time the writer appreciated to write the Description of the World.
The description of the world is also known as the traveler which translated into almost every European language, including Irish. It became a very popular and most successful travel books ever written.
Micro polo describes his story, a spring from which gushes a stream of oil, in such profusion that 100 ships may load there at once. This oil is not good to eat but it is good for burning and as a salve for men and camels affected with itch or scab. Men come from the long distance to take this oil. Micro polo also describes Iraqi cloth, like silver and gold called muslin. He also tells interesting story about the Baghdad. Sacked by the Mongols under Hulagu Khan just 13 years before, Baghdad allegedly cut down because the Caliph had failed to spend enough to defend it. In the description of the world micro polo tells about his whole journey. To read interesting story of 1298 Description of the World, click here.
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