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 326
cane-work, so ingeniously contrived that when they repose on them and areinchned to sleep, they can dra^v close the curtains about them by pullinga string. This is not translation. An approximate illustration of thereal statement is found in Pyrard de la Val, who says (of the MaldiveIslanders) :… … Pagoda at Tanjore. 290 MARCO IOLO. r.ooK III. CHAPTER XVIII.Discoursing ok thk Plack whkrk likth thk Body of St. Thomas THK APOSTLK ; AND OF THE MiRACLKS THEREOF. Thk Body of Messer St. Thomas the Apostle Ues in thisprovince of Maabar at a certain little town having no greatj)opulation ; tis a…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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