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 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 31
NOTE.—The Mountain Road to Southern Shen-si.
XLIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI 33
NOTES.—1. Geography, and doubts about Acbalec. 2. Further Journey into Sze-ch’wan.
XLIV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU 36
NOTES.—1. Ch’êng-tu fu. 2. The Great River or |Kiang|. 3. The word |Comercque|. 4. The Bridge-Tolls. 5. Correction of Text.
XLV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET 42
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 49
NOTES.—1. Explanatory. 2. “Or de Paliolle.” 3. Cinnamon. 4. 5. Great Dogs, and |Beyamini| oxen.
XLVII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU 53
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 64
NOTES.—1. _Geography of the Route between Sindafu or Ch’êng-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 76
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 84
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 98
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 101
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 106
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 109
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 114
NOTES.—1. Polo’s view of Bengal; and details of his account illustrated. 2. Great Cattle.
LVI.—DISCOURSES OF THE PROVINCE OF CAUGIGU 116
NOTE.—A Part of Laos. Papesifu. Chinese Geographical Etymologies.
LVII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ANIN 119
NOTES.—1. The Name. Probable identification of territory. 2. Textual.
LVIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF COLOMAN 122
NOTES.—1. The Name. The Kolo-man. 2. Natural defences of Kwei-chau.
LIX.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUIJU 124
NOTES.—1. Kwei-chau. Phungan-lu. 2. Grass-cloth. 3. Tigers. 4. Great Dogs. 5. Silk. 6. _Geographical Review of the Route since Chapter LV._ 7. _Return to Juju._