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The Travels of Marco Polo · Location

Curzola

Also known as Korčula, Scurzola, Island of Curzola

  • island
  • Mediterranean island

The Dalmatian island, also Korčula or Black Corcyra, tied to the sea fight in which Marco Polo was taken. It is an origin point of the captivity narrative rather than an Asian stage.

Type
island
Style
Mediterranean island
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 4
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

    The Dalmatian island, also Korčula or Black Corcyra, tied to the sea fight in which Marco Polo was taken. It is an origin point of the captivity narrative rather than an Asian stage.

Key events

  1. Book 1
    Ch. 11    Marco Polo Captured at CurzolaDuring the Genoese victory at Curzola, Marco Polo, commanding a Venetian galley, is taken prisoner and brought to Genoa.

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