In 1851, a three-masted Clipper built in Saint John, New Brunswick also took his name; the "Marco Polo" was the first ship to sail around the world in under six months.
== Zapuščina ===== Nadaljnje raziskovanje ===Drugi manj znani raziskovalci so tudi odpotovali na Kitajsko, kot na primer Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, in mu je Polova knjiga pomagala, da je bila pot bolj znana.