Marco Polo (i/ËmÉrkoÊ ËpoÊloÊ/; Italian pronunciation: [Ëmarko ËpÉËlo]; September 15, 1254 â January 8â9, 1324) was a Venetian merchant traveller whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde (Book of the Marvels of the World, also known as The Travels…