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Quotation from The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo (with Rustichello da Pisa)
“And we shall set down things seen as seen, and things heard as heard only, so that no jot of falsehood may mar the truth of our Book”
The Travels of Marco Polo, Prologue, opening address, trans. Yule–Cordier
The opening address to emperors, kings and people of every degree promises an honest distinction between eyewitness report and hearsay.
Citation: "And we shall set down things seen as seen, and things heard as heard only, so that no jot of falsehood may mar the truth of our Book" — Marco Polo (with Rustichello da Pisa), The Travels of Marco Polo, Prologue, opening address, trans. Yule–Cordier. (id the-travels-of-marco-polo-q1)
Portrait: Marco Polo Mosaic from Palazzo Tursi, Salviati, Public domain.
