1271 – 1295 · 21 stops · 29,500 km
Marco Polo to the court of Kublai Khan
with Marco Polo
Venice to Kublai Khan's summer palace by the Silk Road, and home by sea and through Persia, 1271–1295.
Venice → Khanbaliq (Dadu) → Venice
Journeys
Travel with them, stop by stop
Follow a traveller across the map of their own years. At each stop the borders are those of the year, the quote is from their own account where there is one, and the way ahead is dotted.
- 2 journeys
- 30 stops
1624 – 1630 · 9 stops · 4,800 km
Alexandre de Rhodes in Vietnam
with Alexandre de Rhodes
A Jesuit learns Vietnamese in Quảng Nam and preaches in Thăng Long until he is expelled, 1624–1630.
Hội An → Thăng Long (Kẻ Chợ)
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