National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books
|
|
Color Thumbnail -
Table of Contents -
Page Number -
Biliographic Information (Metadata) -
Caption -
Color Image -
Gray HighRes. Image -
Facing Pages -
Graphics -
| 0024 |
The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2 |
Citation Information
OCR Text
EXPLANATORY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
TO VOLUME II.
INSERTED PLATES AND MAPS.
To face Title. 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.
,, page ii. 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.
,, ,, 28. 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.
This rubbing is more complete than that used in the first
edition, for which the Editor was indebted to the kindness
of William Lockhart, Esq.
,, ,, 78. 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.
,, ,, 80. Suspension Bridge, neighbourhood of Tali. From a photograph
by M. Tannant.
,, ,, 110. 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.
,, ,, 131. 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.
,, ,, 144. Sketch Map exhibiting the Variations of the Two Great
Rivers of China, within the Period of History.
,, ,, 182. 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.
The date of the original set of Maps, of which this was one,
is uncertain, owing to the partial illegibility of the Inscrip-
tion; but it is subsequent to A.D. 1000. They were engraved
on the Marble A.D. 1247. Many of the names have been
obliterated, and a few of those given in the copy are filled up
from modern information, as the Editor learns from Mr. Wylie,
to whom he owes this valuable illustration.
,, ,, 193. Map of Hang-chau fu and its Lake, from Chinese Sources.
The Map as published in the former edition was based on
a Chinese Map in the possession of Dr. W. Lockhart, with
xvi
1
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
16
.
.
.
.
|
22
23
24
25
26
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
38
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
48
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
58
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
69
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
79
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
89
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
99
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
109
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
121
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
131
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
141
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
152
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
162
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
173
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
183
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
194
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
204
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
214
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
224
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
235
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
246
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
256
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
267
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
277
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
287
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
299
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
310
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
320
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
330
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
340
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
350
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
360
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
371
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
381
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
391
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
401
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
411
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
421
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
431
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
442
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
452
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
462
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
472
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
482
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
492
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
503
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
513
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
524
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
534
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
545
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
555
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
567
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
577
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
587
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
597
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
607
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
617
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
627
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
637
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
647
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
658
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
668
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
678
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
688
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
698
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
708
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
718
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
731
732
Copyright (C) 2003-2026
National Institute of Informatics
and
The Toyo Bunko. All Rights Reserved.
