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 78
he corpse falls to pieces. This isprecisely what Sir Charles Wood did with the Indian Corps of Engineers;—doubtless on the same principle ! Archbishop irench, in a fine figure, alludes to a belief prevalentamong the Polynesian Islanders, that the strength and valour of thewarriors whom they have… … The Sangmiau Tribe of Kweichau, with the Crossbow. 52 MARCO POLO. Book II. CHAPTER L.Concerning the Province of Zardandan. Whex you liavc left Carajan and have travelled rive dayswestward, you rind a province called Zardaxuax. Thepeople are Idolaters and subject to the Great Kaan. Thecapital city…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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