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 69
This great Qiiinqiiereme, as it was styled, is stated to have been struck by a fire-arrow and blown up, in January 15 70. t Patitera, p. 22. \ Lazarus Bayfius de Re Navali Vefertim, in Gronoz-ii Thcsaitrits, Yen. 1737,voL xi. p. 581. This writer also speaks of the Quinquereme mentioned above (P-… … O U The benches were arranged as in this diagram. The partof the bench next the gunnel was at right angles to it, butthe other two-thirds of the bench werethrown forward obliquely, a, b, c, in-dicate the position of the three rowers.The shortest oar a was called Tcr-licchio, the middle one b…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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