2006-11-05 11:07:10 · 2 answers · asked by smileforcutiepie 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
The original title of the book he wrote is Les Voyages de Marco Polo, which is in French. It was translated in many languages, including English, as The Travels of Marco Polo.
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451, almost 200 years after Polo's travel to Asia in the mid-1200s. The only connection between Polo and Columbus is that the latter was influenced by the former, in that he owned Polo's book and was fascinated by him and inspired by his journey of discovery.
2006-11-06 01:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Phil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marco Polo died in 1324.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo
Columbus was born in 1451.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_columbus
So there is very little direct connection, obviously.
The Columbus article is fairly good in examining Columbus ideas about navigation. Polo isn't really mentioned.
2006-11-05 23:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋