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0019 The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.1
マルコ=ポーロ卿の記録 : vol.1
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PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.

THE unexpected amount of favour bestowed on the

former edition of this Work has been a great en-

couragement to the Editor in preparing this second one.

Not a few of the kind friends and correspondents

who lent their aid before have continued it to the

present revision. The contributions of Mr. A. WYLIE

of Shang-hai, whether as regards the amount of labour

which they must have cost him, or the value of the

result, demand above all others a grateful record here.

Nor can I omit to name again with hearty acknowledg-

ment Signor Comm. G. BERCHET of Venice, the

Rev. Dr. CALDWELL, Colonel (now Major-General)

R. MACLAGAN, R.E., Mr. D. HANBURY, F. R. S., Mr.

EDWARD THOMAS, F.R.S. (Corresponding Member of

the Institute), and Mr. R. H. MAJOR.

But besides these old names, not a few new ones

claim my thanks.

The Baron F. VON RICIITHOFEN, now President of

the Geographical Society of Berlin, a traveller who

not only has trodden many hundreds of miles in the

footsteps of our Marco, but has perhaps travelled over

more of the Interior of China than Marco ever did, and

who carried to that survey high scientific accomplish-

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