Villani, And P. D'Abano;
Notice By John Of Ypres;
Borrowings In Poem Of Bauduin De Sebourc;
Chaucer And;
Influence On
Geography, obstacles to its effect;
character of mediaeval cosmography;
Roger Bacon as geographer;
Arab maps;
Marino Sanudo's map;
Medicean;
Carta
Catalana largely based on Polo's book;
increased appreciation of Polo's book;
confusions of nomenclature;
introduction of block-printing into Europe and Polo;
dictates his narrative;
found at Venice;
his age;
noticed and employed by Kublai;
grows in favour, many missions;
returns from one to India;
escapes from the Karaunas;
hears of breed of Bucephalus;
recovers from illness in hill climate;
hears from Zulficar about Salamander;
at Kan-chau;
brings home hair of yak;
and head and feet of musk deer;
witnesses events connected with Ahmad's death;
noticed in Chinese annals;
whether he had to do with Persian scheme of paper currency in;
sent by Khan into Western provinces;
governor of Yang-chau;
probable extent of his authority;
aids in constructing engines for siege of Siang-yang;
difficulties as to this statement;
on number of vessels on Great Kiang;
ignorant of Chinese;
on greatness of Kinsay;
his notes;
sent to inspect amount of revenue from Kinsay;
his great experience;
never in islands of Sea of Chin;
in kingdom of Chamba;
historical anecdotes;
detained five months in Sumatra, stockade party against wild people;
brings Brazil seed to Venice;
partakes of tree-flour (sago);
takes some to Venice;
in six kingdoms of Sumatra;
witnesses arrest for debt in Maabar;
his erroneous view of Arabian coast;
Indian geography;
his unequalled travels;
Venetian documents about him.
- - Marco, called Marcolino, son of Nicolo the Younger.
- - Marco, last male survivor.
- - Marco, others of this name.
- - Maroca, sister of Nicolo the Younger.
- - or Delfino, Moreta, youngest daughter.
Polo, Nicolo and Maffeo, sons of Andrea,
their first journey;
cross Black Sea to Soldaia;
visit Volga country, etc.;
go to Bokhara;
join envoys to Khan's Court;
Kublai's reception of;
sent back as envoys to Pope;
receive a Golden Tablet;
reach Ayas;
Acre;
Venice;
find young Marco there
- - Nicolo, Maffeo and Marco, proceed to Acre;
set out for East, recalled from Ayas;
set out again with Pope's letters, etc.;
reach Kublai's Court;
are welcomed;
see on their journey outward;
their alleged service in capture of Siang-yang;
Khan refuses them permission to return home;
allowed to go with ambassadors;
receive Golden Tablets;
on return;
story of their arrival at Venice;
scheme to assert their identity.
- - Nicolo, his alleged second marriage and sons;
probable truth as to time of;
his illegitimate sons;
approximate time of his death;
his tomb.
- - Nicolo the Younger, cousin of traveller.
- - Stefano and Giovannino, illegitimate brothers of Traveller.
- - (?), or Trevisano (?), Fiordelisa, perhaps second wife of Nicolo Polo
the Elder, and mother of Maffeo the Younger.
- - or Trevisano, Maria, last survivor of the family,
doubts as to her kindred.
- - Family, its duration and end, according to Ramusio,
origin;
last notices of.
(For relationship of different Polos, see table).
- - Family, branch of S. Geremia.
Po-lut (Pa-lut), incense.
Polygamy,
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