The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian : concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East (1871)
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · London : John Murray · leaf 352
quantities anddisposed in a semicircle, there our escort recognized the site of a Kir-ghiz summer encampment. . . . We came in sight of a rough-lookingbuilding, decked out with the horns of the wild sheep, and all but buriedamongst the snow. It was a Kirghiz burying-ground. (pp. 340, 350, 353-) In… … Horns of r, vis Poll. two specimens. The Narin River is stated to be the northern limit ofthe species. Severtsof also states that the enemies of the Ovis Poli arethe wolves. As to the pasture, Timkowski heard that the pasturage of Pamiris so luxuriant and nutritious, that if horses are left on it…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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