Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian - Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East

Klappentext The Book of Ser Marco Polo describes the thirteenth-century travels of Marco Polo through Asia, Persia, China and Indonesia. Zusammenfassung The Book of Ser Marco Polo is an edition of the famous travelogue describing the travels of Marco Polo through Asia! Persia! China and Indonesia between 1271 and 1291. It was edited by the prominent nineteenth-century geographer Henry Yule and was considered an authoritative source on Polo's travels. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book II; Section 2: Journey to the West and South-West of Cathay; Section 3. Journey Southward through Eastern Provinces of Cathay and Manzi; Book 3; Book 4: Wars among the Tartar princes, and some account of the Northern Countries; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Marco Polo, Polo Marco
• Assisted by: Henry Yule (Editor), Henry Yule (Translation), Henry Yule (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108022071
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02207-1
• No. of pages: 570
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia; The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance