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 251
to indicate that the word as used by the Traveller wasstrange to Rusticiano. The word which he uses for pen-cases too,Calamanz, is more suggestive of the Persian Kalamddn than of theItalian Calamajo. Ebony is very common in this country (Champa), but the woodwhich is the most precious, and which is… … Chap. VI. THE GREAT ISLAND OF JAVA. 217 CHAPTER VI. Concerning the great Island of Java. When you sail from Chamba, 1500 miles in a coursebetween south and south-east, you come to a great Islandcalled Java. And the experienced mariners of thoseIslands who know the matter well, say that it is the…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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