In 1271, at just 17 years old, Marco Polo sailed from Venice to embark on an adventurous journey, a cross deserts and mountains, which took him to the court of Kublai Kan. He returned to Venice after abour 25 years. The account of his trip is known as The Travels of Marco Polo. Many eyes had read it and so many hands had rewritten it, until printing was invented centuries later and the book was finally circulated. Each of those ancient copyists had added or removed something, yet – or maybe that’s why – The Travels of Marco Polo is the greatest book of wonders in the world.