The Book of Ser Marco Polo, The Venetian: Vol. 1

This is the first of the two-volume work by Sir Henry Mule, whose famous translation of Marco Polo's work has been one of the best-known versions since the 18th century. This volume begins with an overview of the history of the Mongol Empire, as well as that of the Polo family and their prior explorations as merchants. The work continues onto Marco and his father and uncle's setting out from Venice towards Acre.