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The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2 |
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Polo Marco (continued)—
on geography, obstacles to its effect,
129; character of mediæval cosmo-
graphy, 130; Roger Bacon as geo-
grapher, 131; Arab maps, 132; Marino
Sanudo's map, 133; Medicean, 134;
Carta Catalana largely based on Polo's,
134; increased appreciation of Polo's
book, 135; confusions of nomenclature,
136; introduction of block-printing
into Europe and Polo, 138-141; dic-
tates his narrative, i. 2; found at
Venice, 18; his age, 19n, 22, 26;
noticed and employed by Kúblái, 27;
grows in favour, many missions, 30,
31; returns from one to India, 32;
escapes from the Karaunas, 99, 100n;
hears of breed of Bucephalus, 158;
recovers from illness in hill climate,
159; hears from Zulficar about Sala-
mander, 213; at Kan-chau, 220; brings
home hair of yak, 274; and head and
feet of musk deer, 275; witnesses
events connected with Ahmad's death,
420, 422n; noticed in Chinese annals,
422n; whether he had to do with
Persian scheme of paper currency in
1294, 428n; sent by Khan into Western
provinces, ii. 3; governor of Yang-
chau, 154; probable extent of his
authority, 157n; aids in constructing
engines for siege of Siang-yang, 159
seqq.; difficulties as to this statement,
167n-199; on number of vessels on
Great Kiang, 170; ignorant of Chinese,
183; on greatness of Kinsay, 185; his
notes, 193n; sent to inspect amount
of revenue from Kinsay, 216; his great
experience, 236; never in islands of
Sea of Chin, 265; in kingdom of
Chamba, 268, 271n; historical anec-
dotes, 270n; detained five months in
Sumatra, stockade party against wild
people, 292; brings Brazil seed to
Venice, 299; partakes of tree-flour
(sago), 300; takes some to Venice,
305n; in six kingdoms of Sumatra,
300; witnesses arrest for debt in
Maabar, 343; his erroneous view of
Arabian coast, 110, ii. 452n; Indian
geography, 403n; his unequalled
travels, 501; Venetian documents
about him, 510n-521n
—— Marco, called Marcolino, son of
Nicolo the Younger, 65, 77, 78, ii. 510n
—— Marco, last male survivor, 8, 78, 79,
ii. 510n
—— Marco, others of his name, 66, 79,
80, ii. 508n, 509n
—— Maroca, sister of Nicolo the
Younger, 15, 25, i. 4n
—— or Delfino, Moreta, youngest
daughter, 69, 71, 76, ii. 506n, 513n
Polo, Nicolo and Maffeo, sons of Andrea,
their first journey, 15 seqq.; cross
Black Sea to Soldaia, i. 2; visit Volga
country, etc., 4; go to Bokhara, 9;
join envoys to Khan's Court, 10;
Kúblái's reception of, 11; sent back
as envoys to Pope, 13; receive a
Golden Tablet, 15; reach Ayas, 16;
Acre, 17; Venice, 18; find young
Marco there, 18.
—— Nicolo, Maffeo and Marco, proceed
to Acre, i. 19; set out for East,
recalled from Ayas, 20; set out again
with Pope's letters, etc., 22; reach
Kúblái's Court, 25; are welcomed, 26;
see on their journey outward, 19; their
alleged service in capture of Siang-yang,
22, ii. 158, 159; Khan refuses them
permission to return home, i. 32;
allowed to go with ambassadors, 33;
receive Golden Tablets, 34; on return
see also 23, 24; story of their arrival at
Venice, 4; scheme to assert their
identity, 5
—— Nicolo, his alleged second marriage
and sons, 7, 15; probable truth as to
time of, 17; his illegitimate sons, 25;
approximate time of his death, 64;
his tomb, 7, 74
—— Nicolo the Younger, cousin of
traveller, 15, 25, 65, i. 4n
—— Stefano and Giovannino, illegiti-
mate brothers of Traveller, 25, 30,
65
—— (?), or Trevisano (?), Fiordelisa,
perhaps second wife of Nicolo Polo
the Elder, and mother of Maffeo the
Younger, 17, 25, 27
—— or Trevisano, Maria, last survivor
of the family, 8, 78, 79; doubts as to
her kindred, 79, ii. 510n
—— Family, its duration and end, ac-
cording to Ramusio, 7-8; origin, 13;
last notices of, 76 seqq. (For relation-
ship of different Polos, see table, ii.
506n).
—— Family, branch of S. Geremia, 14,
66, ii. 507n-509n
Po-lut (Pa-lut), incense, ii. 304n
Polygamy, i. 220, 252, 276, ii. 371;
supposed effect on population, i. 437n-
438n, ii. 268, 339
Pomilo (Pamir), i. 174n
Pompholyx, i. 120n
Ponent, or West, term applied by Polo to
Kipchak, the Mongol Khanate of the
Volga, see Kipchak
Pong (Mediæval Shan State), ii. 79n,
113n
Poods, Russian, i. 162n
Popinjays, i. 107
Population, vast, of Cathay, i. 437n-
438n
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