Rebecca Roberts

10/9/25

 

Map Link:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1dFC_i5o6dFNlABaNC-yVjRnl9nmoOAs&usp=sharing

 

My map is categorized based on Marco Polo’s focus at each location on his journey. The blue markers (Khan-Balik, T’ai-yuan-fu, Si-ngan-fu, Ch’êng-tu-fu) are places where Polo gives a descriptive and detailed account of the location. They’re often the capitals or main trade and industry centers. The locations marked yellow (Cho-chau, P’ing-yang-fu, Ho-chung-fu) are places where Polo valued and discussed the place’s functions more than his commentary about the places. They were almost like a pitstop, and he wasn’t staying for a long time. The locations marked dark red (Kara-moran, Han-chung, Tibet) are places where Polo was focused on or impacted by its terrain and landscape.