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Marcus Paulus Venetus
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Marcus Paulus sive Polo, Venetus appellatus[1][2][3] (Venetiis enim in urbe natus est anno circiter 1254; ibidem mortem obiit die 8 Ianuarii 1324), fuit mercator exploratorque praeclarus propter iter suum trans Asiam in Sinas factum. Praecipuus de eius vita fons est liber a Rusticiano Pisano "ad consolationem legentium"[4] confectus, quo tempore ambo captivi Genuae in urbe iacebant, nobis in multis recensionibus servatus et sub titulis variis, interdum Descriptio mundi.
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