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in the book " livres des merveilles du monde " (book of the world's marvels), published around the year . in english, this book is also known as the travels of marco polo , and it describes – among other things – polo's travels along the silk road and the various asian regions and cities that he traverses
, including china. a citizen of the republic of venice, polo grew up in a family where both his father niccoló and uncle maffeo were merchants. even before marco was born, the brothers had travelled extensively, setting up trading posts in constantinople, sudak, crimea, and the western part of the mongolian...
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