![]() Viaggio del beato frate odorico di porto maggiore del friuli. Odoric of Pordenone (1286–1331), Franciscan missionary who visited China.John of Montecorvino (1247–1328), Italian Franciscan missionary, founder of the earliest Roman Catholic missions in India and China.Marco Polo (1254 – 1324 or 1325), Venetian traveller to China and the Mongol Empire, and Rustichello da Pisa(fl.Itinerarium fratris Willielmi de Rubruquis de ordine fratrum Minorum, Galli, Anno gratia 1253 ad partes Orientales It is the oldest European account of the Mongols. 1240), the report of his embassy to the Great Khan on behalf of the Papacy. ![]() Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (1182 – 1252), franciscan missionary and archbishop of Antivari Ystoria Mongalorum (c.Mu'jam Al-Buldan ( Dictionary of Countries) Itinerarium Cambriae ( Journey Through Wales, 1191) Abu ad-Din al-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Jubayr (1145 – 1217).Nasir Khusraw (1004 – 1088), Persian traveler in the Middle East.Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Kitab ila Mulk al-Saqaliba (A letter to the king al-Saqaliba, Ibn Fadlan's account of the caliphal embassy from Baghdad to the King of the Volga Bulghars, c.Travelled to remote parts of the European Mediterranean, Asia and Africa. Ibn Hawqal, Arab writer, geographer, and chronicler.The Record of a Pilgrimage to China in Search of the Law (838-847) 793 or 794 – 864), Japanese Buddhist monk who chronicled his travels in Tang China Wang ocheonchukguk jeon (723 – 727/728), travelogue by Buddhist monk Hyecho, who pilgrimaged from Korea to India. Great Tang Records on the Western Regions (646) – narrative of the Buddhist monk's journey from China to India. 6th century), Byzantine traveler who made several voyages to India during the reign of emperor Justinian. 512-530) – describes Saint Brendan's alleged voyage to North America. 416) – the poet describes his voyage along the Mediterranean seacoast from Rome to Gaul. 5th century)ĭe reditu suo ( Concerning His Return, c. 399-414) in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline 422), Chinese traveler to India and CeylonĪ Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fâ-Hien of His Travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 370) – describes the poet's trip to the banks of the river Moselle, then in Gaul. True History – documents a fantastic voyage that parodies many mythical travels recounted by other authors, such as Homer considered to be among the first works of science fiction. The book then moves on to Cyrus' Greek troops travels through Asia Minor back home to Greece. Story of Wenamun, account of his travels through the Mediterranean sea.Īnabasis - about the expedition of Cyrus the Younger, a Persian prince, against his brother, King Artaxerxes II. Note: Listed by year of publication of the majority of the writer's notable works. ![]() Other books, even if by notable travel authors, are not included. Those that are by notable authors and are themselves notable are listed here.
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