The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
by Marco Polo
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Contents
- Dedication
- Note by Miss Yule
- Preface to Third Edition
- Preface to Second Edition
- Original Preface
- To Henry Yule
- Memoir of Sir Henry Yule
- Sir George Udny Yule, C.B., K.C.S.I
- A Bibliography of Sir Henry Yule’s Writings
- Biographies of Sir Henry Yule
- Synopsis of Contents
- Explanatory List of Illustrations to Volume I
- I. Obscurities in the History of his Life and Book. Ramusio’s Statements
- II. Sketch of the State of the East at the time of the Journeys of the Polo Family
- III. The Polo Family. Personal History of the Travellers down to their final Return from the East
- IV. Digression concerning the Mansion of the Polo Family at Venice
- V. Digression concerning the War-Galleys of the Mediterranean States in the Middle Ages
- VI. The Jealousies and Naval Wars of Venice and Genoa. Lamba Doria’s Expedition to the Adriatic; Battle of Curzola; and Imprisonment of Marco Polo by the Genoese
- VII. Rusticiano or Rustichello of Pisa, Marco Polo’s Fellow-Prisoner at Genoa, the Scribe who wrote down the Travels
- VIII. Notices of Marco Polo’s History, after the Termination of his Imprisonment at Genoa
- IX. Marco Polo’s Book; and the Language in which it was first written
- X. Various Types of Text of Marco Polo’s Book
- XI. Some Estimate of the Character of Polo and His Book
- XII. Contemporary Recognition of Polo and his Book
- XIII. Nature of Polo’s Influence on Geographical Knowledge
- XIV. Explanations regarding the Basis adopted for the present Translation
- Prologue
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
- Chapter XXXIX
- Chapter XL
- Chapter XLI
- Chapter XLII
- Chapter XLIII
- Chapter XLIV
- Chapter XLV
- Chapter XLVI
- Chapter XLVII
- Chapter XLVIII
- Chapter XLIX
- Chapter L
- Chapter LI
- Chapter LII
- Chapter LIII
- Chapter LIV
- Chapter LV
- Chapter LVI
- Chapter LVII
- Chapter LVIII
- Chapter LIX
- Chapter LX
- Chapter LXI
- Book Second
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV