12) Halleck, Fitz-Greene. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...same year he published his long satire, Fanny (1819), in the style of Byron's Beppo. His poem "Marco Bozzaris," popular as a recitation, and his "Green Be the Turf...

13) Cathay. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...people continued to and still use Kitai as the name of China. The description of Cathay by Marco Polo (c.1254-c.1324) in his journal helped popularize the name in...

14) Yangzhou. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...an important cultural center under the T'ang dynasty. A center of Nestorian Christianity, Marco Polo was an official there from 1282 to 1285. It is famous for its...

15) Mandeville, Sir John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Actually it is a skillful compilation from the recorded travels of other people-e.g., Marco Polo, Ordoric of Pordenone, and William of Boldensele-into which Mandeville...

16) Sudak. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...an important role in trade with Byzantium and the Mediterranean area. In the 13th cent., Marco Polo passed through the town, and the Venetians established a community...

17) Rovereto. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...S Tyrol, it passed to Italy in 1919. Of note are a 14th-century castle and the Church of San Marco (15th-17th cent.)....

18) Ramusio, Giambattista. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...many of the extant accounts of early voyages of exploration; it includes a fine edition of Marco Polo's account and an early description of Magellan's circumnavigation....

19) Yarkant. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...center. The city, mainly inhabited by Turkic-speaking Muslims, has more than 120 mosques. Marco Polo visited the city in 1271 and in 1275; it was on the important...

20) Korcula. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...has retained its fine medieval cathedral and fortifications. According to some sources, Marco Polo was born there....