,000, and the total population at 330,000—190,000 being males and 140,000 * My lamented friend Lieutenant F. Gamier had kindlj undertaken to send me a plan of Cheng-tufu from the place itself, but, as is well known, he fell on a daring enterprise elsewhere. [We hope thatthe plan from a Chinese map… … 4o MARCO POLO Book II. females; but probably the extensive suburb was not included in the enumera-tion. Perhaps 350,000 would be a fair total estimate. It is the seat of theViceroy of the Sze-chwan province. Mr. Hosie says {Three Years in WesternChina, p. 86): It is without exception the finest…
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