The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East.
by Yule, Colonel Henry
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1871. Venetian merchant and explorer Marco Polo's travels were first recorded in his Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the Marvels of the World, also known as The Travels of Marco Polo, c. 1300), a book that described to Europeans the wealth and great size of China, its capital Peking, and other Asian cities and countries. Centuries later, Scottish Orientalist Henry Yule's most important contribution was in clarifying Polo's routes by identifying and matching the medieval geographic place names used by Polo and his transcribers with their actual present-day locations and names.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111068
- Title
- The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East.
- Author
- Yule, Colonel Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Henry Yule First Edition, Sangorski and Sutcliffe First Edition, The Book of Ser Marco Polo First Edition
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