No country paid for it. Polo was 17 years old when he left Venice Italy with his father and uncle to Asia. His father was a wealthy merchant who wanted to trade with China. It took them 4 years to reach the court of Kubla Khan and they went through 40 countries getting there. Marco ended up staying 25 years with Kubla Khan before he returned to Italy. His book encouraged men like Columbus to explore.
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Asia paid for vmerigo Vespucci to sail around the world.
the french had paid for jacques's trip
France Paid For Salle's Trip
europeans who read about his travels were inspired to explore
europeans who read about his travels were inspired to explore
the french had paid for jacques's trip
Portugal did and the king and queen from Portugal did for your info-mation
They Learned that the world was not squared it was round and that there were more citys and countries all over the place
the country that sponsored the trip was France.
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Queen Elizabeth 1 paid for it.