The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2

The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2

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Title: The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2
Author: Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa
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THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO
THE COMPLETE YULE-CORDIER EDITION
Including the unabridged third edition (1903) of Henry Yule's annotated translation, as revised by Henri Cordier; together with Cordier's later volume of notes and addenda (1920)
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOLUME II
Containing the second volume of the 1903 edition and the 1920 volume of addenda (two original volumes bound as one)

[Illustration: "MARCVS POLVS VENETVS TOTIVS ORBIS ET INDIE PEREGRATOR PRIMVS"
Copied by permission from a painting bearing the above inscription in the Gallery of Monsignore Padia in Rome]

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE BOOK OF MARCO POLO
APPENDICES
INDEX

SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.

BOOK SECOND--(Continued).

PART II.
Journey to the West and South-West of Cathay.
XXXV.--HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CATHAY; AND FIRST OF THE RIVER PULISANGHIN
NOTES.--1. Marco's Route. 2. The Bridge Pul-i-sangin, or Lu-ku-k'iao.
XXXVI.--ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF JUJU
NOTES.--1. The Silks called Sendals. 2. Chochau. 3. Bifurcation of Two Great Roads at this point.
XXXVII.--THE KINGDOM OF TAIANFU
NOTES.--1. Acbaluc. 2. T'ai-yuan fu. 3. Grape-wine of that place. 4. P'ing-yang fu.
XXXVIII.--CONCERNING THE CASTLE OF CAICHU. THE GOLDEN KING AND PRESTER JOHN
NOTES.--1. The Story and Portrait of the _Roi d'Or_. 2. Effeminacy reviving in every Chinese Dynasty.
XXXIX.--HOW PRESTER JOHN TREATED THE GOLDEN KING HIS PRISONER
XL.--CONCERNING THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN AND THE CITY OF CACHANFU
NOTES.--1. The Kar�� Muren. 2. Former growth of silk in Shan-si and Shen-si. 3. The _akch��_ or asper.
XLI.--CONCERNING THE CITY OF KENJANFU
NOTES.--1. Morus alba. 2. Geography of the Route since
Chapter XXXVIII
. 3. Kenjanfu or Si-ngan fu; the Christian monument there. 4. Prince Mangala.
XLII.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUNCUN, WHICH IS RIGHT WEARISOME TO TRAVEL THROUGH
NOTE.--The Mountain Road to Southern Shen-si.
XLIII.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI
NOTES.--1. Geography, and doubts about Acbalec. 2. Further Journey into Sze-ch'wan.
XLIV.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU
NOTES.--1. Ch'��ng-tu fu. 2. The Great River or Kiang. 3. The word Comereque. 4. The Bridge-Tolls. 5. Correction of Text.
XLV.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET
NOTES.--1. The Part of Tibet and events referred to. 2. Noise of burning bamboos. 3. Road retains its desolate character. 4. Persistence of eccentric manners illustrated. 5. Name of the Musk animal.
XLVI.--FURTHER DISCOURSE CONCERNING TEBET
NOTES.--1. Explanatory. 2. "Or de Paliolle." 3. Cinnamon. 4. 5. Great Dogs, and Beyamini oxen.
XLVII.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU
NOTES.--1. Explanation from Ramusio. 2. Pearls of Inland Waters. 3. Lax manners. 4. Exchange of Salt for Gold. 5. Salt currency. 6. Spiced Wine. 7. Plant like the Clove, spoken of by Polo. Tribes of this Tract.
XLVIII.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN
NOTES.--1. Geography of the Route between Sindafu or Ch'��ng-tu fu, and Carajan or Yun-nan. 2. Christians and Mahomedans in Yun-nan. 3. Wheat. 4. Cowries. 5. Brine-spring. 6. Parallel.
XLIX.--CONCERNING A FURTHER PART OF THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN
NOTES.--1. City of Talifu. 2. Gold. 3. Crocodiles. 4. Yun-nan horses and riders. Arms of the Aboriginal Tribes. 5. Strange superstition and parallels.
L.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ZARDANDAN
NOTES.--1. Carajan and Zardandan. 2. The Gold-Teeth. 3. Male Indolence. 4. The Couvade. (See App. L. 8.) 5. Abundance of Gold. Relation of Gold to Silver. 6. Worship of the Ancestor. 7. Unhealthiness of the climate. 8. Tallies. 9.-12. Medicine-men or Devil-dancers; extraordinary identity of practice in various regions.
LI.--WHEREIN IS RELATED HOW THE KING OF MIEN AND BANGALA VOWED VENGEANCE AGAINST THE GREAT KAAN
NOTES.--1. Chronology. 2. Mien or Burma. Why the King may have been called King of Bengal also. 3. Numbers alleged to have been carried on elephants.
LII.--OF THE BATTLE THAT WAS FOUGHT BY THE GREAT KAAN'S HOST AND HIS SENESCHAL AGAINST THE KING OF MIEN
NOTES.--1. Nasruddin. 2. Cyrus's Camels. 3. Chinese Account of the Action. General Correspondence of the Chinese and Burmese Chronologies.
LIII.--OF THE GREAT DESCENT THAT LEADS TOWARDS THE KINGDOM OF MIEN
NOTES.--1. Market-days. 2. Geographical difficulties.
LIV.--CONCERNING THE CITY OF MIEN, AND THE TWO TOWERS THAT ARE THEREIN, ONE OF GOLD, AND THE OTHER OF SILVER
NOTES.--1. Amien. 2. Chinese Account of the Invasion of Burma. Comparison with Burmese Annals. The City intended. The Pagodas. 3. Wild Oxen.
LV.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF BANGALA
NOTES.--1. Polo's view of Bengal; and details of his account illustrated. 2. Great Cattle.
LVI.--DISCOURSES OF THE PROVINCE OF CAUGIGU
NOTE.--A Part of Laos. Papesifu. Chinese Geographical Etymologies.
LVII.--CONCERNING THE