To face Title PORTRAIT of Sir HENRY YULE. From the Painting by Mr. T. B. Wirgman, in the Royal Engineers' Mess House at Chatham. To face Title
ii Medallion representing the POLOS ARRIVING AT VENICE after 26 years' absence, and being refused admittance to the Family Mansion ; as related by Ramusio, p. 4 of Introductory Essay. Drawn by Signor QUINTO CENNI, of Milan ; from a design by Sir HENRY YULE. ii
1 DOORWAY of the HOUSE of MARCO POLO in the Corte Sab-bionera at Venice (see p. 27). Woodcut from a drawing by Signor L. Rosso, Venice.
facing 1
68 Miracle of S. Lorenzo. From the Painting by V. CARPACCIO. facing 68
70 FACSIMILE of the WILL of MARCO POLO, preserved in St. Mark's Library. Lithographed from a photograph specially taken by Bertani at Venice.
facing 70
80 Porcelain Incense-Burner, from the Louvre. facing 80
82 Temple of 500 Genii, at Canton, after a drawing by FÉLIX RÉGAMEY. facing 82
108 Probable view of MARCO POLO'S OWN GEOGRAPHY : a Map of the World, formed as far as possible from the Traveller's own data. Drawn by the Editor. facing 108
1 Marco Polo's Itineraries, No. I. WESTERN ASIA. This includes also "Sketch showing the chief Monarchies of Asia, in the latter part of the 13th century." facing 145
4 Map illustrating the geographical position of the CITY of SARAI. Plan of part of the remains of the same city. Reduced from a Russian plan published by M. Grigorieff facing 4
29&30 Reduced FACSIMILE of the BUDDHIST INSCRIPTION of the Mongol Era, on the Archway at KIU-YONG KWAN in the Pass of Nan-k'au, north-west of Peking, showing the characters in use under the Mongol Dynasty. Photogravure from the Recueil des documents de l'Epoque Mongole, by H. H. Prince ROLAND BONAPARTE. See an Article by Mr. Wylie in the J. R. A. S. for 1870, p. 14. facing 29
41 Plan of AYAS, the Laias of Polo. From an Admiralty Chart. Plan of position of DILÁWAR, the supposed site of the Dilavar of Polo. Ext. from a Survey by Lt.-Col. D. G. Robinson, R.E. facing 41
114 Marco Polo's Itineraries, No. II. Routes between KERMAN and HORMUZ. facing 114
178 Marco Polo's Itineraries, No. III. Regions on and near the UPPER OXUS. facing 178
305 Heading, in the old Chinese seal-character, of an INSCRIPTION on a Memorial raised by Kúblái Kaan to a Buddhist Ecclesiastic, in the vicinity of his summer-palace at SHANGTU in Mongolia. Reduced from a facsimile obtained on the spot by Dr. S. W Bushell, 1872, and by him lent to the Editor. facing 305
319 The CHO-KHANG. The grand Temple of Buddha at Lhasa, from The Journey to Lhasa, by SARAT CHANDRA DAS, by kind permission of the Royal Geographical Society. facing 319
352 "Table d'Or de Commandement; " the PAÏZA of the MONGOLS, from a specimen found in Siberia. Reduced to one-half the scale of the original, from an engraving in a paper by I. J. Schmidt in the Bulletin de la Classe Historico-Philologique de l'Acad. Imp. des Sciences, St.-Pétersbourg, tom. iv. No. 9. facing 352
355 Second Example of a Mongol PaÏza with superscription in the Uighúr character, found near the Dnieper River, 1845. From Trans. of the Oriental Section, Imp. Soc. of Archcœology of St. Petersburg, vol. v. The Inscription on this runs : "By the strength of Eternal Heaven, and thanks to Its Great Power, the Man who obeys not the order of Abdullah shall be guilty, shall die." facing 355
376 Plan of PEKING as it is, and as it was about A.D. 1290. NN. 376
426 BANK-NOTE of the MING Dynasty, on one-half the scale of the original. Reduced from a genuine note in the possession of the British Museum. Was brought back from Peking after the siege of the Legations in 1900. facing 426
454 Observatory Instruments of the Jesuits. All these from photographs kindly lent to the present Editor by Count de Semallé. facing 454
last page Marco Polo's Itineraries. No. IV. EASTERN ASIA. This includes also Sketch Map of the Ruins of SHANGTU, after Dr. BUSHELL ; and Enlarged Sketch of the Passage of the Hwang-ho or Karamoran on the road to Si-ngan fu (see vol. ii. pp. 25-27) from the data of Baron von Richthofen. Map
8 ARMS of the POLO family, according to Marco Barbaro. (See p. 7, note.) 8
13 Autograph of HETHUM or HAYTON I. King of (Cicilian) Armenia ; copied from Codice Diplomatico del Sacro Militare Ordine Gerosolemitano, I. 135. The signature is attached to a French document without date, granting the King's Daughter "Damoiselle Femie" (Euphemia) in marriage to Sire Julian, son of the Lady of Sayete (Sidon). The words run : Thasávor Haiwetz ("Rex Armenorum"), followed by the King's cypher or monogram ; but the initial letter is absent, probably worn off the original document. 13
18 The PIAZZETTA at VENICE in the 14th century. From a portion of the Frontispiece Miniature of the MS. of Marco Polo in the Bodleian. (Borrowed from the National Miscellany, published by J. H. Parker, Oxford, for 1853-55 ; and see Street's Brick and Marble, etc., 1855, pp. 150-151.) [See vol. ii. p. 529.] 18
29 Three extracts from MAPS of VENICE, showing the site of the CA' POLO at three different periods. (1) From the great woodcut Map or View of Venice, dated 1500, and commonly called Albert Dürer's. (2) From a Plan by Cav. Ludovico Ughi, 1729. (3) From the Modern Official Plan of the City. 29
35 Extract from a fresco by SPINELLO ARETINI, in the Municipal Palace at SIENA, representing a GALLEY-FIGHT (perhaps imaginary) between the Venetians and the fleet of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and illustrating the arrangements of mediæval galleys. Drawn from a very dim and imperfect photograph, after personal study of the original, by the Editor. 35
37 Extract from a picture by DOMENICO TINTORETTO in the Ducal Palace at Venice, representing the same GALLEY-FIGHT. After an engraving in the Theatrum Venetum. 37
49 MARCO POLO'S GALLEY going into action at CURZOLA. Drawn by Signor Q. CENNI, from a design by the Editor. 49
50 Map to illustrate the SEA-FIGHT at CURZOLA, where Marco Polo was taken prisoner. 50
57 SEAL of the PISAN PRISONERS in Genoa, after the battle of Meloria (1284). From Manni, Osservazioni Storiche sopra Sigilli Antichi, tom. xii. Engraved by T. ADENEY. 57
75 The Convent and CHURCH of S. LORENZO, the burial-place of Marco Polo, as it existed in the 15th century. From the Map of 1500 (see above). Engraved by the same. 75
78 Arms of the TREVISAN family, according to Priuli. 78
120 TAILED STAR near the Antarctic, as Marco Polo drew it for Pietro d'Abano. From the Conciliator of Pietro d'Abano. 120
3 Remains of the Castle of SOLDATA or Sudák. After Dubois de Montpereux, Voyage autour du Caucase, Atlas, 3d s. Pl. 64. 3
7 Ruins of BOLGHAR. After Demidoff, Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale, Pl. 75. 7
15 The GREAT KAAN delivering a GOLDEN TABLET to the two elder Polos. From a miniature in the Livre des Merveilles du Monde (Fr. 2810) in the Library at Paris, fol. 3 verso. 15
16 Castle of AYAS. After Langlois, Voyage en Cilicie. 16
18 Plan of ACRE as it was when lost (A. D. 1291). Reduced and translated from the contemporary plan in the Secreta Fidelium Crucis of Marino Sanudo the Elder, engraved in Bongars, Geste Dei per Francos, vol. ii. 18
21 Portrait of Pope GREGORY X. After J. B. de Cavaleriis Pontificum Romanorum Effigies, etc. Romæ, 1580. 21
37 Ancient CHINESE WAR VESSEL. From the Chinese Encyclopædia called San-Thsai-Thou-Hoei, in the Paris Library. 37
BOOK FIRST.
42 Coin of King HETUM I. and Queen ISABEL of Cilician Armenia. From an original in the British Museum. Engraved by ADENEY. 42
48 Castle of BAIBURT. After Texier, L'Arménie, Pl. 3. 48
51 Mediæval GEORGIAN FORTRESS. From a drawing by Padre CRISTOFORO DI CASTELLI of the Theatine Mission, made in 1634, and now in the Communal Library at Palermo. The name of the place has been eaten away, and I have not yet been able to ascertain it. 51
55 View of DERBEND. After a cut from a drawing by M. Moynet in the Tour du Monde, vol. i. 55
61 Coin of BADRUDDÍN LOLO of Mosul (A.H. 620). After Marsden's Numismata Orientalia, No. 164. By ADENEY. 61
76 GHÁZÁN Khan's Mosque at TABRIZ. Borrowed from Fergusson's History of Architecture. 76
95 KASHMIR SCARF with animals, etc. After photograph from the scarf in the Indian Museum. 95
100 Humped Oxen from the Assyrian Sculptures at Kouyunjik. From Rawlinson's Ancient Monarchies. 100
102 Portrait of a Hazara. From a Photograph, kindly taken for the purpose, by M. -Gen. C. P. Keyes, C.B., Commanding the Panjáb Frontier Force. 102
116-118 Illustrations of the use of the DOUBLE RUDDER in the Middle Ages. 7 figures, viz., No. 1, The Navicello of Giotto in the Porch of St. Peter's. From Eastlake's H. of Painting ; Nos. 2 and 3, from Pertz, Scriptores, tom. xviii. after a Genoese Chronicle ; No. 4, Sketch from fresco of Spinello Aretini at Siena ; No. 5, Seal of Port of Winchelsea, from Sussex Archœological Collections, vol. i. 1848 ; No. 6, Sculpture on Leaning Tower at Pisa, after Jal, Archéologie Navale ; No. 7, from the Monument of Peter Martyr, the persecutor of the Lombard Patarini, in the Church of St. Eustorgius at Milan, after Le Tombe ed i Monumenti Illustri d'Italia, Mil. 1822-23. 116
134 The ARBRE SEC, and ARBRES DU SOLEIL ET DE LA LUNE. From a miniature in the Prose Romance of Alexander, in the Brit. Museum MS. called the Shrewsbury Book (Reg. xv. e. 6). 134
137 The CHINÁR or Oriental Plane, viz., that called the Tree of Godfrey of Boulogne at Buyukdéré, near Constantinople. Borrowed from Le Monde Végétal of Figuier. 137
147 Portrait of H. H. AGHA KHÁN MEHELÁTI, late representative of the OLD MAN of the MOUNTAIN. From a photograph by Messrs. SHEPHERD and BOURNE. 147
159 Ancient SILVER PATERA of debased Greek Art, formerly in the possession of the Princes of BADAKHSHAN, now in the India Museum. 159
167 Ancient BUDDHIST Temple at Pandrethan in KÁSHMIR. Borrowed from Fergusson's History of Architecture. 167
176 Horns of the OVIS POLI, or Great Sheep of Pamir. Drawn by the Editor from the specimen belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society. 176
177 Figure of the OVIS POLI, or Great Sheep of Pamir. From a drawing by Mr. Severtsof in a Russian publication. 177
180 head of a native of KASHGAR. After Verchaguine. From the Tour du Monde. 180
181 View of KASHGAR. From Mr. R. Shaw's Tartare. 181
184 View of SAMARKAND. From a Sketch by Mr. D. IVANOFF, engraved in a Russian Illustrated Paper (kindly sent by Mr. I. to the editor). 184
221 Colossal Figure ; BUDDHA entering NIRVANA. Sketched by the Editor at Pagán in. Burma. 221
222 Great LAMA MONASTERY, viz., that at Jehol. After Staunton's Narrative of Lord Macartney's Embassy. 222
224 The Kyang, or WILD ASS of Mongolia. After a plate by Wolf in the Journal of the Royal Zoological Society. 224
230 Entrance to the Erdeni Tso, Great Temple. From MARCEL MONNIER'S Tour d'Asie, by kind permission of M. PLON. 230
244 Death of Chinghiz Khan. From a Miniature in the Livre des Merveilles. 244
253 Dressing up a Tent, from MARCEL MONNIER'S Tour d'Asie, by kind permission of M. PLON. 253
255 Mediæval TARTAR HUTS and WAGGONS. Drawn by Sig. QUINTO CENNI, on a design compiled by the Editor from the descriptions of mediæ val and later travellers. 255
258 Tartar IDOLS and KUMIS Churn. Drawn by the Editor after data in Pallas and Zaleski (Vie des Steppes Kirghiz). 258
273 The SYRRHAPTES PALLASII ; Bargherlac of Marco Polo. From a plate by Wolf in the Ibis for April, 1860. 273
280 REEVES'S PHEASANT. After an engraving in Wood's Illustrated Natural History. 280
293 The RAMPART of GOG and MAGOG. From a photograph of the Great Wall of China. Borrowed from Dr. Rennie's Pekin and the Pekingese. 293
307 A PAVILION at Yuen-Ming-Yuen, to illustrate the probable style of Kúblái Kaan's Summer Palace. Borrowed from Michie's Siberian Overland Route. 307
317 CHINESE CONJURING Extraordinary. Extracted from an engraving in Edward Melton's Zeldzaame Reizen, etc. Amsterdam, 1702. 317
320 A MONASTERY of LAMAS. Borrowed from the Tour du Monde. 320
326 A TIBETAN BACSI. Sketched from the life by the Editor. 326
340 NAKKARAS. From a Chinese original in the Lois des Empereurs Mandchous (Thai-Thsing-Hoei-Tien- Thou), in the Paris Library. 340
341 NAKKARAS. After one of the illustrations in Blochmann's edition of the Ain-i-Akbari. 341
352 Seljukian Coin, with the LION and the SUN (A. H. 640). After Marsden's Numismata Orientalia, No. 98. Engraved by ADENEY. 352
355 Sculptured GERFALCON from the Gate of Iconium. Copied from Hammer's Falknerklee. 355
357 Portrait of the Great KAAN KÚBLÁI. From a Chinese engraving in the Encyclopædia called San-Thsai- Thou-Hoei ; in the Paris Library. 357
367 Ideal Plan of the Ancient Palaces of the Mongol Emperors at Khanbaligh, according to Dr. Bretschneider. 367
369 Palace at Khan-baligh. From the Livre des Merveilles. 369
369 The WINTER PALACE at PEKING. Borrowed from Fergusson's History of Architecture. 369
371 View of the "GREEN MOUNT." From a photograph kindly lent to the present Editor by Count de SEMALLÉ. 371
373 The Yüan ch'eng. From a photograph kindly lent to the present Editor by Count de SEMALLÉ. 373
376 South GATE of the "IMPERIAL CITY" at Peking. From an original sketch belonging to the late Dr. W. Lockhart. 376
399 The BÛRGÚT EAGLE. After Atkinson's Oriental and Western Siberia. 399
409 The TENTS of the EMPEROR K'ien-lung. From a drawing in the Staunton Collection in the British Museum. 409
413 Plain of CAMBALUC ; the City in the distance ; from the hills on the north-west. From a photograph. Borrowed from Dr. Rennie's Peking. 413
458 The Great TEMPLE OF HEAVEN at Peking. From Michie's Siberian Overland Route. 458
463 MARBLE ARCHWAY erected under the MONGOL DYNASTY at Kiu-Yong Kwan in the Nan-k'au Pass, N.W. of Peking. From a photograph in the possession of the present Editor. 463
Portrait bearing the inscription "MARCUS POLVS VENETVS TOTIVS ORBIS ET INDIE PEREGRATOR PRIMVS." In the Gallery of Monsignor Badia at Rome ; copied by Sign. GIUSEPPE GNOLI, Rome. @
Medallion, representing Marco Polo in the PRISON of GENOA, dictating his story to Master RUSTICIAN of PISA, drawn by Signor QUINTO CENNI from a rough design by Sir HENRY YULE. i
The celebrated CHRISTIAN INSCRIPTION OF SI-NGAN FU. Photolithographed by Mr W. GRIGG, from a Rubbing of the original monument, given to the Editor by the Baron F. von Richthofen. facing 28
The LAKE of TALI (CARAJAN of Polo) from the Northern End. Woodcut after Lieut. DELAPORTE, borrowed from Lieut. GARNIER'S Narrative in the Tour du Monde. facing 78
Suspension Bridge, neighbourhood of TALI. From a photograph by M. Tannant. facing 80
The CITY of MIEN, with the Gold and Silver Towers. From a drawing by the Editor, based upon his sketches of the remains of the City so called by Marco Polo, viz., PAGÁN, the mediæval capital of Burma. facing 110
Itineraries of Marco Polo. No. V. The INDO-CHINESE COUNTRIES. With a small sketch extracted from a Chinese Map in the possession of Baron von Richthofen, showing the position of KIEN-CH'ANG, the Caindu of Marco Polo. facing 131
Sketch Map exhibiting the VARIATIONS of the TWO GREAT RIVERS of China, within the Period of History. facing 144
The CITY of SU-CHAU. Reduced by the Editor from a Rubbing of a Plan incised on Marble, and preserved in the Great Confucian Temple in the City. facing 182
Map of HANG-CHAU FU and its LAKE, from Chinese Sources. facing 193
Plan of SOUTHERN PART of the CITY of KING-SZÉ (or Hang-chau), with the PALACE of the SUNG EMPERORS. From a Chinese Plan forming part of a Reprint of the official Topography of the City during the period Hien-Shun (1265-1274) of the Sung Dynasty, i.e. the period terminated by the Mongol conquest of the City and Empire. Mr. Moule, who possesses the Chinese plan (with others of the same set), has come to the conclusion that it is a copy at second-hand. Names that are underlined are such as are preserved in the modern Map of Hang-chau. I am indebted for the use of the original plan to Mr. Moule ; for the photographic copy and rendering of the names to Mr. Wylie. facing 212
Sketch Map of the GREAT PORTS of FO-KIEN, to illustrate the identity of Marco Polo's ZAYTON. Besides the Admiralty Charts and other well-known sources the Editor has used in forming this a " Missionary Map of Amoy and the Neighbouring Country," on a large scale, sent him by the Rev. Carstairs Douglas, LL. D., of Amoy. This contains some points not to be found in the others. facing 240
Itineraries of MARCO POLO, No. VI. The Journey through KIANG-NAN, CHE-KIANG, and FO-KIEN. NN. 245
1 Map to illustrate Marco Polo's Chapters on the MALAY COUNTRIES. facing 312
2 Map to illustrate his Chapters on SOUTHERN INDIA. facing 312
1 Sketch showing the Position of KÁYAL in Tinnevelly. facing 374
2 Map showing the Position of the Kingdom of ELY in MALABAR. facing 374
ADEN, with the attempted Escalade under Alboquerque in 1513, being the Reduced Facsimile of a large contemporary Wood Engraving in the Map Department of the British Museum. (Size of the original 42 1/2 inches by 19 1/8 inches.) Photolithographic Reduction by Mr. G. B. PRAETORIUS, through the assistance of R. H. Major, Esq. facing 440
Facsimile of the Letters sent to PHILIP the FAIR, King of France, by ARGHÚN KHAN, in A.D. 1289, and by OLJAÏTU, in A.D. 1305, preserved in the Archives of France, and reproduced from the Recueil des Documents de l'Epoque Mongole by kind permission of H.H. Prince ROLAND BONAPARTE. facing 474
Some of the objects found by Dr. M. A. Stein, in Central Asia. From a photograph kindly lent by the Traveller. facing 595
The BRIDGE Of PULISANGHIN, the Lu-ku-k'iao of the Chinese, reduced from a large Chinese Engraving in the Geographical work called Ki-fu-thung-chi in the Paris Library. I owe the indication of this, and of the Portrait of Kúblái Kaan in vol. i. to notes in M. Pauthier's edition. 4
The BRIDGE of PULISANGHIN. From the Livre des Merveilles. 5
BRIDGE of LU-KU-K'IAO. From a photograph by Count de SEMALLÉ. 7
BRIDGE of LU-KU-K'IAO. From a photograph by Count de SEMALLÉ. 9
The Roi D'OR. Professed Portrait of the Last of the Altun Khans or Kin Emperors of Cathay, from the (fragmentary) Arabic Manuscript of Rashiduddin's History in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society. This Manuscript is supposed to have been transcribed under the eye of Rashiduddin, and the drawings were probably derived from Chinese originals. 19
The CROSS incised at the head of the GREAT CHRISTIAN INSCRIPTION of SI-NGAN FU (A.D. 781) ; actual size, from copy of a pencil rubbing made on the original by the Rev. J. Lees. Received from Mr. A. Wylie. 30
Diagram to elucidate the cities of Ch'êng-tu fu. 38
Plan of Ch'êng-tu. From MARCEL MONNIER'S Tour d'Asie, by kind permission of M. PLON. 39
Bridge near Kwan-hsien (Ch'êng-tu). From MARCEL MONNIER'S Tour d'Asie, by kind permission of M. PLON. 41
MOUNTAINEERS on the Borders of SZE-CH'WAN and TIBET, from one of the illustrations to Lieut. Garnier's Narrative (see p. 48). From Tour du Monde. 47
VILLAGE of EASTERN TIBET on Sze-ch'wan Frontier. From Mr. Cooper's Travels of a Pioneer of Commerce. 50
Example of ROADS on the TIBETAN FRONTIER of China (being actually a view of the Gorge of the Lan t'sang Kiang). From Mr. Cooper's Travels of a Pioneer of Commerce. 51
The VALLEY of the KIN-SHA KIANG, near the lower end of the CAINDU of Marco Polo. From Lieut. Garnier in the Tour du Monde. 55
Garden-House on the LAKE of YUN-NAN-FU, YACHI of Polo. From Lieut. Garnier in the Tour du Monde. 68
Road descending from the Table-Land of YUN-NAN into the VALLEY of the KIN-SHA KIANG (the BRIUS of Polo). From the same. 71
"A SARACEN Of CARAJAN," being the portrait of a Mahomedan Mullah in Western Yun-nan. From the same. 73
The Canal at YUN-NAN FU. From a photograph by M. TANNANT. 74
"Riding long like FRENCHMEN," exemplified from the Bayeux Tapestry. After Lacroix, Vie Militaire du Moyen Age. 78
The SANG-MIAU tribe of KWEI-CHAU, with the Cross-bow. From a coloured drawing in a Chinese work on the Aboriginal Tribes, belonging to W. Lockhart, Esq. 83
Portraits of a KAKHYEN man and woman. Drawn by Q. CENNI from a photograph (anonymous). 90
Temple called GAUDAPALÉN in the city of MIEN (i.e. Pagán in Burma), erected circa A.D. 1160. Engraving after a sketch by the first Editor, from Fergusson's History of Architecture. 108
The PALACE of the KING of MIEN in modern times (viz., the Palace at Amarapura). From the same, being partly from a sketch by the first Editor. 112
HO-NHI and other Tribes in the Department of Lin-ngan in S. Yun-nan, supposed to he the Anin country of Marco Polo. From Garnier in the Tour du Monde. 121
The KOLOMAN tribe, on borders of Kwei-chau and Yun-nan. From coloured drawing in Mr. Lockhart's book as above (under p. 83). 125
Script thaï of Xieng-hung. From the T'oung-Pao. 129
Iron SUSPENSION BRIDGE at Lowatong. From Garnier in Tour du Monde. 130
FORTIFIED VILLAGES on Western Frontier of KWEI-CHAU. From the same. 131
YANG-CHAU : the Great City under the Sung. From Chinese Plans kindly sent to the present Editor by the late Father H. Havret, S.J., Zi-ka-wei. 156
MEDIÆVAL ARTILLERY ENGINES. Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, are CHINESE. The first four are from the Encyclopedia San-Thsai-Thou-hoei (Paris Library), the last from Amyot, vol. viii. 162
COIN from a treasure hidden during the siege of SIANG-YANG in 1268-73, and lately discovered in that city. 169
Island MONASTERIES on the YANG-TZŬ KIANG ; viz. :- 172
The West Gate of CHIN-KIANG FU. From an engraving in Fisher's China after a sketch made by Admiral Stoddart, R.N., in 1842. 177
South-West Gate and Water Gate of SU-CHAU ; facsimile on half scale from the incised Map of 1247. (See List of Inserted Plates preceding, under p. 182.) 183
The old LUH-HO-TA or Pagoda of Six Harmonies near HANG-CHAU, and anciently marking the extreme S.W. angle of the city. Drawn by Q. CENNI from an anonymous photograph received from the Rev. G. Moule. 193
Imperial City of HANG-CHAU in the 13th Century. 195
Metropolitan City of HANG-CHAU in the 13th Century. From the Notes of the Right Rev. G. E. Moule. 197
Stone Chwang or UMBRELLA. COLUMN, one of two which still mark the site of the ancient Buddhist Monastery called Fan-T'ien-Sze or "Brahma's Temple" at Hang-chau. Reduced from a pen-and-ink sketch by Mr. Moule. 212
Mr. PHILLIPS' Theory of Marco Polo's Route through Fo-Kien. 223
Scene in the BOHEA MOUNTAINS, on Polo's route between Kiang-Si and Fo-Kien. From Fortune's Three Years' Wanderings. 227
Scene on the MIN RIVER below Fu-chau. From the same. 233
The KAAN'S FLEET leaving the Port of ZAYTON. The scenery is taken from an engraving in Fisher's China, purporting to represent the mouth of the Chinchew River (or River of Tswan-chau), after a sketch by Capt. (now Adm.) Stoddart. But the Rev. Dr. Douglas, having pointed out that this cut really supported his view of the identity of Zayton, being a view of the Chang-chan River, reference was made to Admiral Stoddart, and Dr. Douglas proves to be quite right. The View was really one of the Chang-chau River ; but the Editor has not been able to procure material for one of the Tswan-chau River, and so he leaves it, 245
The KAAN'S FLEET passing through the Indian ARCHIPELAGO. From a drawing by the Editor. 248
Ancient JAPANESE EMPEROR, after a Native Drawing. From the Tour du Monde. 254
Ancient JAPANESE ARCHER, after a native drawing. From the same. 257
The JAPANESE engaged in combat with the CHINESE, after an ancient native drawing. From Charton, Voyageurs Anciens et Modernes. 261
JAVA. A view in the interior. From a sketch of the slopes of the Gedéh Volcano, taken by the Editor in 1860. 273
Bas Relief of one of the VESSELS frequenting the Ports of JAVA in the Middle Ages. From one of the sculptures of the BORO BODOR, after a photograph. 274
The three Asiatic RHINOCEROSES. Adapted from a proof of a woodcut given to the Editor for the purpose by the late eminent zoologist, Edward Blyth. It is not known to the Editor whether the cut appeared in any other publication. 289
MONOCEROS and the MAIDEN. From a mediæval drawing engraved in Cahier et Martin, Mélanges d'Archéologie, II. Pl. 30. 291
The BORÚS. From a manuscript belonging to the late CHARLES SCHEFER, now in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. 310
The CYNOCEPHALI. From the Livre des Merveilles. 311
SAKYA MUNI as a Saint of the Roman Martyrology. Facsimile from an old German version of the story of Barlaam and Josaphat (circa 1477), printed by Zainer at Augsburg, in the British Museum. 327
TOOTH Reliques of BUDDHA. 1. At Kandy, after Emerson Tennent. 2. At Fu-chau, after Fortune. 330
"CHINESE PAGODA" (so called) at Negapatam. From a sketch taken by Sir Walter Elliot, K.C.S.I., in 1846. 336
PAGODA at TANJORE. From Fergusson's History of Architecture. 352
Ancient CROSS with Pehlvi Inscription, preserved in the church on ST. THOMAS'S MOUNT near Madras. From a photograph, the gift of A. Burnell, Esq., of the Madras Civil Service, assisted by a lithographic drawing in his unpublished pamphlet on Pehlvi Crosses in South India. N.B.—The lithograph has now appeared in the Indian Antiquary, November, 1874. 353
The Little MOUNT of ST. THOMAS, near Madras. After Daniel. 356
Small Map of the ST. THOMAS localities at Madras. 358
Ancient Christian CHURCH at PARÚR or Palúr, on the Malabar Coast ; from an engraving in Pearson's Life of Claudius Buchanan, after a sketch by the latter. 378
SYRIAN CHURCH at Karanyachirra, showing the quasi-Jesuit Façade generally adopted in modern times. From the Life of Bishop Daniel Wilson. 379
INTERIOR of Syrian CHURCH at Kötteiyam. From the same. 379
CAPE COMORIN. From an original sketch by Mr. FOOTE of the Geological Survey of India. 384
MOUNT D'ELY. From a nautical sketch of last century. 387
Mediæval ARCHITECTURE in GUZERAT, being a view of Gateway at Jinjawára, given in Forbes's Ras Mala. From Fergusson's History of Architecture. 393
The GATES of SOMNATH (so called), as preserved in the British Arsenal at Agra. From a photograph by Messrs. SHEPHERD and BOURNE, converted into an elevation. 399
The RUKH, after a Persian drawing. From Lane's Arabian Nights. 415
Frontispiece of A. Miiller's Marco Polo, showing the Bird Rukh. 416
The ETHIOPIAN SHEEP. From a sketch by Miss Catherine Frere. 425
View of ADEN in 1840. From a sketch by Dr. R. KIRK in the Map-room of the Royal Geographical Society. 441
The Harvest of FRANKINCENSE in Arabia. Facsimile of an engraving in Thevet's Cosmographie Universelle (1575). Reproduced from Cassell's Bible Educator, by the courtesy of the publishers. 447
BOSWELLIA FREREANA, from a drawing by Mr. W. H. FITCH. The use of this engraving is granted by the India Museum through the kindness of Sir George Birdwood. 448
A Persian BÁD-GÍR, or Wind-Catcher. From a drawing in the Atlas to Hommaire de Hell's Persia. Engraved by ADENEY. 453
BOOK FOURTH.
Tomb of OLJAITU KHAN, the brother of Polo's CASAN, at Sultaniah. From Fergusson's History of Architecture. 478
The Siberian DOG-SLEDGE. From the Tour du Monde. 482
Mediæval RUSSIAN Church. From Fergusson's History of Architecture. 489
Figure of a TARTAR under the Feet of Henry Duke of Silesia, Cracow, and Poland, from the tomb at Breslau of that Prince, killed in battle with the Tartar host, 9th April, 1241. After a plate in Schlesische Fürstenbilder des Mittelalters, Breslau, 1868. 493
Asiatic WARRIORS of Polo's Age. From the MS. of Rashiduddin's History, noticed under cut at p. 19. Engraved by ADENEY. 501
APPENDICES.
FIGURE of MARCO POLO, from the first printed edition of his Book, published in German at Nuremberg 1477. Traced from a copy in the Berlin Library. (This tracing was the gift of Mr. Samuel D. Horton, of Cincinnati, through Mr. Marsh.) 555
Marco Polo's rectified Itinerary from Khotan to Nia. 595