Preface

[Illustration: “MARCVS POLVS VENETVS TOTIVS ORBIS ET INDIE PEREGRATOR PRIMUS.”

Copied by permission from a painting bearing the above inscription in the Gallery of Monsignore BADIA in Rome.]

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)_

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

PAGE SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS iii

EXPLANATORY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xvi

THE BOOK OF MARCO POLO

APPENDICES 503

INDEX 607

SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.

BOOK SECOND—(_Continued_).

PART II.

_Journey to the West and South-West of Cathay._

CHAP. PAGE XXXV.—HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CATHAY; AND FIRST OF THE RIVER PULISANGHIN 3

NOTES.—1. _Marco’s Route._ 2. _The Bridge Pul-i-sangin, or Lu-ku-k’iao._

XXXVI.—ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF JUJU 10

NOTES.—1. _The Silks called |Sendals|._ 2. _Chochau._ 3. _Bifurcation of Two Great Roads at this point._

XXXVII.—THE KINGDOM OF TAIANFU 12

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 17

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 21

XL.—CONCERNING THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN AND THE CITY OF CACHANFU 22

NOTES.—1. _The Kará Muren._ 2. _Former growth of silk in Shan-si and Shen-si._ 3. _The |akché| or |asper|._

XLI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF KENJANFU 24

NOTES.—1. _Morus alba._ 2. _Geography of the Route since