The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian,
concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East;
translated and edited, with notes, by Colonel Sir Henry Yule; with a memoir of Henry Yule by his daughter, Amy Frances Yule.

Description

Main Author

Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?.

Related Names

Yule, Amy Frances.
Cordier, Henri, 1849-1925, ed.
Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889, ed. and tr.

Language(s)

English

Published

New York, Scribners [1926]

Edition

3d ed.,

Subjects

Polo family.
Genghis Khan, > Genghis Khan, / 1162-1227
Inscriptions, Chinese.
Early maps.
Mongols > Mongols / History.
Voyages and travels.
Asia > Asia / Description and travel.

Note

Translated from Pauthier's text, Paris, 1865. All items of real value found in the Geographic text published by the Société de géographie de Paris, 1824, and omitted by Pauthier, have been inserted and everything peculiar to Ramusio's version having a just claim to be reckoned authentic has been introduced in square brackets. cf. Introd., v.1, p. 141-142.

Physical Description

2 v. fronts., illus. (incl. coats of arms) plates (part col., part fold.) ports., maps (part fold.) plans, facsims. (part fold.) 24 cm.

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