The Travels of Marco Polo, the VenetianAsian Educational Services, 2002 - 490ÆäÀÌÁö The journey of the famous Marco Polo of Venice started in the year 1271 when the accompanied his father and uncle on their voyage to the east. Setting out they went to Jerusalem to get holy water, as requested by the king of China from the elder Polos. Returning by the order of the pope, the Polos set upon the voyage which took them Armenia from there, past mount Ararat (on which is supposed, the ark of Noha rests) to the famous Baku oil fields. Following the course of the Tiber and then made their way of Hormus on the Persian gulf. After visiting Hormus they went to Kerman through Khorassan and Badakshan. One leaving Badakshan they went through the Pamirs and Kashgar and then to Turfan on the edge of the Gobi desert. The Polos crossed the Gobi and entered China and into the service of the Kublai Khan. On their return going to they set out by the sea hugging the coast of China, crossing the gulf of Tonkin the reached Cambodia.They crossing the straits of Malacca to the Kingdom of Sumatra. Further crossing the Andaman they headed for alone going around the peninsula the Polos reached Aden and then Arabia. Continuing they passed though Khorasan and journeyed though Persia and Armenia they reached Trebizond on the Black sea, from whence they went by sea back to Venice to where they returned in the year 1295. This work is translated into english from the text of L.F. Benedetto by Aldo Ricci. It includes an introduction and index by L. Denison Ross. It's weight: 650 gm. Bibliography: 22 centimeters, xviii, 462pages, 18 Illustrations, Photographs. AES Reprint: 1994, 2001 (First Published: London, 1931) Subject: Voyages and Travels, Asia Description and Travels. Region: Asia; West-Asia; Levant; Central-Asia; North-Asia; China; Far East-Asia; South East-Asia; Iran/Persia; Arabia; and, Mongolia. Period: 1001-1400 AD; Medieval Era. |
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Of the City of Ormus situated on an Island not | 63 |
Of the Country travelled over upon leaving Ormus | 69 |
Contents 7 | 73 |
Of a fertile Plain of six Days Journey succeeded by | 77 |
Of the Province of Bascià lying South of the former | 86 |
Of the Province of Karkan the Inhabitants of which | 95 |
CHAPTER PAGE | 165 |
Of the treasonable Practices employed to cause | 176 |
Of the Islands of Sondur and Kondur and of the | 334 |
Country of Lochac | 335 |
Malaiur | 336 |
Of the Island of Java Minor | 337 |
Of the Kingdom of Felech in the Island of Java Minor | 338 |
Of the Third Kingdom named Samara 339 | 339 |
Of the Fifth Kingdom named Lambri | 343 |
Of the Sixth Kingdom named Fanfur where Meal is XVII Of the Island of Nocueran | 345 |
Of the Quantity of Game taken and sent to | 193 |
Of the Multitude of Persons who continually resort | 201 |
Of the Relief afforded by the Grand Khan to all | 212 |
Of the River named Pulisangan and of the Bridge over | 222 |
Of the Kingdom of Tainfu | 226 |
Of the Province of Thebeth | 236 |
Of the Province of Bangala | 260 |
Of the City of Singui and of the very great River | 283 |
CHAPTER PAGE LXVI Of the City of Tinguigui | 287 |
Of the Cities of Singui and Vagiu | 288 |
Of the noble and magnificent City of Kinsai | 290 |
Of the Revenues of the Grand Khan | 310 |
Of the City of Uguiu | 311 |
Of the Cities of Gengui Zengian and Gieza | 312 |
Of the Kingdom or Viceroyalty of Koncha and its capital City named Fugiu | 313 |
Of the City of Kuelinfu | 314 |
Of the City of Unguen | 315 |
Of the City of Kangiu | 316 |
Of the City and Port of Zaitun and the City of Tingui | 317 |
BOOK III | 321 |
Of the Island of Zipangu | 323 |
Of the nature of the Idols worshipped in Zipangu and of the People being addicted to eating Human IV Of the Sea of Chin between this Island and th... | 327 |
Of the Gulf of Keinan and of its Rivers | 330 |
Of the Country of Ziamba of the King of that Country and of his becoming tributary to the Grand Khan | 331 |
Of the Island of Angaman | 347 |
Of the Island of Zeilan | 348 |
Of the Province of Maabar | 350 |
Of the Kingdom of Murphili or Monsul | 366 |
Of the Province of Lac Loac or Lar | 368 |
Of the Island of Zeilan | 372 |
Of the City of Kael | 375 |
Of the Kingdom of Koulam | 376 |
Of Komari | 379 |
Of the Kingdom of Dely | 380 |
Of Malabar | 381 |
Of the Kingdom of Guzzerat | 383 |
Of the Kingdom of Kanan | 385 |
Of the Kingdom of Servenath | 386 |
Of the Island of Zenzibar | 395 |
Of the City of Escier | 402 |
Of those Countries which are termed the Region | 411 |
What the Grand Khan said of the Injuries done to | 417 |
How Argon sent his Messengers to Acomat | 423 |
How Berca and his Host went to meet Alau | 429 |
APPENDIX | 435 |
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