446-447, and the Jour. As. of
1824-1828: Recherches sur les Ports de Gampou. Klaproth's materials for
this edition were sold after his death Fr.200 to the bookseller Duprat; See
Cat. des Livres composant la Bib. de M.K., II'e Partie, No. 292.
75. - 2. Marco Polos Beskrivelse af det ostlige asiatiske Hoiland,
forklaret ved C.V. Rimestad. Forste Afdeling, indeholdende
Indiedningen og Ost-Turkestan. Indbydelseskrift til den aarlige
offentlige Examen i Borgerdydskolen i Kjobenhavn i Juli 1841.
Kjobenhavn, Trykt hos Bianco Luno. 1841, 8vo, pp. 80.
76. - 3. Marco Polo's Resa i Asien.
Small ppt. square 12mo, pp. 16; on p. 16 at foot: Stockholm, tryckt hos
P.G. Berg, 1859.
On the title-page a cut illustrating a traveller in a chariot drawn by
elephants.
III. - TITLES OF SUNDRY BOOKS AND PAPERS WHICH TREAT OF MARCO POLO AND
HIS BOOK.
1. SALVIATI, Cavalier LIONARDO. Degli Avvertimenti delta Lingua sopra'l
Decamerone. In Venezia, 1584.
Has some brief remarks on Texts of Polo, and on references to him or his
story in Villani and Boccaccio.
2. MARTINI, MARTINO. Novus Atlas Sinensis. Amstelodami, 1655.
The Maps are from Chinese sources, and are surprisingly good. The
Descriptions, also from Chinese works but interspersed with information of
Martini's own, have, in their completeness, never been superseded. This
estimable Jesuit often refers to Polo with affectionate zeal, identifying
his localities, and justifying his descriptions. The edition quoted in this
book forms a part of Blaeu's Great Atlas (1663). It was also reprinted in
Thevenot's Collection.
3. KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS. China Illustrata. Amstelodami, 1667.
He also often refers to Polo, but chiefly in borrowing from Martini.
4. MAGAILLANS, GABRIEL DE (properly Magalhaens). Nouvelle Description de
la Chine, contenant la description des Particularites les plus
considerables de ce Grand Empire. Paris, 1688, 4to.
Contains many excellent elucidations of Polo's work.
5. CORONELLI, VINCENZO. Atlante Veneto. Venezia, 1690.
Has some remarks on Polo, and the identity of Cathay and Cambaluc with
China and Peking.
6. MURATORI, LUD. ANT. Perfetta Poesia, con note di SALVINI. Venezia,
1724.
In vol. ii. p. 117, Salvini makes some remarks on the language in which he
supposes Polo to have composed his Book.
7. FOSCARINI, MARCO. Delia Letteratura Veneziana. Padova, 1752. Vol. i.
414 seqq.
8. FOSCARINI, MARCO. Frammento inedito di, intorno at Viaggiatori
Veneziani; accompanied by Remarks on Buerck's German edition of Marco
Polo, by TOMMASO GAR (late Director of the Venice Archives). In Archivio
Storico Italiano, Append. tom. iv. p. 89 seqq. [See Bibliography, supra
8-8, p. 557.]
9. ZENO, APOSTOLO, Annotazioni sopra la Biblioteca dell' Eloquenza
Italiana di Giusto Fontanini. Venezia, 1753.
See Marsden's Introduction, passim.
10. TIRABOSCHI, GIROLAMO. Storia della Letteratura Italiana. Modena,
1772-1783.
There is a disquisition on Polo, with some judicious remarks (iv. pp.
68-73).
11. TOALDO, GIUSEPPE. Saggi di Studj Veneti nell' Astronomia e nella
Marina. Ven. 1782.
This work, which I have not seen, is stated to contain some remarks on
Polo's Book.
