The Travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian: The Translation of Marsden Revised, with a Selection of His Notes

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PROLOGUE	1

Of Armenia MinorOf the Port of LaiassusAnd of the Boun	25

Of the Province of Zorzania and its BoundariesOf the Pass	32

Of the great City of Baldach or Bagadet anciently called	39

Of the Monastery of Saint Barsamo in the Neighbourhood	46

Of the City of Yasdi and its Manufactures and of	52

Of the City of Ormus situated on an Island not far from	61

Of the Country travelled over upon leaving Ormus	68

Of the Island of Angaman	377

Of the Province of Maabar	380

Of the Kingdom of Murphili or Monsul	398

Of the Province of Lac Loac or Lar	400

Of the Island of Zeilan	405

Of the City of Kael	408

Of the Kingdom of Koulam	410

Of Komari	413

the Northern confines of PersiaAnd of a particular Species of Tree	71

Of a fertile Plain of six Days Journey succeeded by	77

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there and which become the Property of the KingOf the Horses and	83

Of the City of Samarcan and of the Miraculous Column	95

Of the District of Kamul and of some peculiar Customs	109

Of six successive Emperors of the Tartars and of the Cere	125

Of the Celestial and Terrestrial Deities of the Tartars	132

Of the Province of Egrigaia and of the City of KalachaOf	145

Of the Grand Khans beautiful Palace in the City of Shandu	152

BOOK II	160

Of the Return of the Grand Khan to the City of Kanbalu after	167

Of the number of the Grand Khans Sons by his four Wives	174

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Of the new City of Taidu built near to that of Kanbaluof	181

Of the Style in which the Grand Khan holds his Public Courts	193

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CHAPTER XIIOf the White Feast held on the First Day of the Month	199

Of the Quantity of Game taken and sent to the Court during	205

Of the Multitude of Persons who continually resort to	214

Of the Places established on all the great Roads for supplying	221

Of the Relief afforded by the Grand Khan to all the Provinces	227

Of the Religion of the TartarsOf the Opinions they hold	234

Of the Kingdom of Tainfu	242

Of the City of Kenzanfu	248

Of the Province of Kaindu	258

Of the Province named Karazan	264

Of the Manner in which the Grand Khan effected the Con	271

Of the City of Mien and of a grand Sepulchre of its King	277

Of Tholoman	283

Of the City of Changli	289

Of the City of Koiganzu	298

Of the City of Singui and of the very great River Kiang	305

Of the Cities of Singui and Vagiu	311

Of the Revenues of the Grand Khan	336

Of the City of Unguen	342

Of the Island of Zipangu	350

Of the Gulf of Keinan and of its Rivers	357

Of the Island of Pentan and of the Kingdom of Malaiur	364

Of the Fourth Kingdom named Dragoian	372

Of the Sixth Kingdom named Fanfur where Meal is pro cured from a certain Tree	374

Of the Island of Nocueran	376

Of the Kingdom of Dely	414

Of Malabar	416

Of the Kingdom of Guzzerat	418

Of the Kingdom of Kanan	419

Of the Kingdom of Kambaia	420

Of the Kingdom of Servenath	421

Of the Kingdom of Kesmacoran	422

Of the Islands of Males and of Females	423

Of the Island of Soccotera	425

Of the great Island of Madagascar	427

Of the Island of Zenzibar	431

Of the multitude of Islands in the Indian Sea	434

Of the Second or Middle Indianamed Abascia or Abyssinia	435

Of the Province of Aden	438

Of the City of Escier	440

Of the City of Dulfar	442

Of Ormus	444

Of those Countries which are termed the Region of Darkness	449

Of the Province of Russia	451

Of Great Turkey	453

What the Grand Khan said of the Injuries done to him by Kaidu	456

How Abaga sent Argon his Son with an Army	457

How Argon succeeded his Father in the Sovereignty	458

How Acomat went with his Host to fight Argon	459

How the Barons replied to Argon	460

How Argon sent his Messengers to Acomat	461

The Battle between Argon and Acomat	462

How Argon recovered the Sovereignty	463

The Death of Argon	464

How Quiacatu seized upon the Sovereignty after the Death of Argon	465

Of the Lords of the Tartars of the West	466

How Berca and his Host went to meet Alau	467

Of the great Battle between Alau and Berca	468

How Totamangu was Lord of the Tartars of the West	469

How Toctai proceeded against Nogai	470

APPENDIX	472

INDEX	477

152	490

271	491

174	498

181	504

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Titel	The Travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian: The Translation of Marsden Revised, with a Selection of His Notes Bohn's antiquarian library
Autor/in	Marco Polo
Herausgeber	Thomas Wright
Übersetzt von	William Marsden
Verlag	H. Bohn, 1854
Original von	University of Michigan
Digitalisiert	13. Jan. 2007
Länge	508 Seiten

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