Definitions for "Marco Polo"
Keywords:  polo, venetian, asia, john, bayliner
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
In 1271 Marco Polo traveled with his father and uncle to China, and returned to Venice, Italy in 1295. Marco Polo wrote a book about his travels, which served as the only source of information about many parts of Asia for Europeans for until the late 1800s.
Marco Polo is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in 7 weekly parts from February 22 to April 4, 1964. Although audio tracks and still photographs of the story exist, none of the footage of this serial has survived.