Marco Polo
translation: Henry Yule, Henri Cordier

THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO
Volume I.
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PROLOGUE.
PRELIMINARY ADDRESS OF RUSTICIANO OF PISA

I.—HOW THE TWO BROTHERS POLO SET FORTH FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO TRAVERSE THE WORLD

NOTES.—1. Chronology. 2. "The Great Sea." The Port of Soldaia.

II.—HOW THE TWO BROTHERS WENT ON BEYOND SOLDAIA

  NOTES.—1. Site and Ruins of Sarai. 2. City of Bolghar. 3. Alau Lord of
  the Levant (i.e. Hulaku). 4. Ucaca on the Volga. 5. River Tigeri.

III.—HOW THE TWO BROTHERS, AFTER CROSSING A DESERT, CAME TO THE CITY OF BOCARA, AND FELL IN WITH CERTAIN ENVOYS THERE

NOTES.—1. "Bocara a City of Persia." 2. The Great Kaan's Envoys.

IV.—HOW THE TWO BROTHERS TOOK THE ENVOYS' COUNSEL, AND WENT TO THE COURT OF THE GREAT KAAN

V.—HOW THE TWO BROTHERS ARRIVED AT THE COURT OF THE GREAT KAAN

VI.—HOW THE GREAT KAAN ASKED ALL ABOUT THE MANNERS OF THE CHRISTIANS, AND PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE POPE OF ROME

NOTE.—Apostoille. The name Tartar.

VII.—HOW THE GREAT KAAN SENT THE TWO BROTHERS AS HIS ENVOYS TO THE POPE

  NOTES.—1. The Great Kaan's Letter. 2. The Seven Arts. 3. Religious
  Indifference of the Mongol Princes.

VIII.—HOW THE GREAT KAAN GAVE THEM A TABLET OF GOLD, BEARING HIS ORDERS IN THEIR BEHALF

NOTES.—1. The Tablet. 2. The Port of Ayas.

IX.—HOW THE TWO BROTHERS CAME TO THE CITY OF ACRE; AND THENCE TO VENICE

  NOTES.—1. Names of the deceased Pope and of the Legate. 2. Negropont.
  3. Mark's age.

X.—HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AGAIN DEPARTED FROM VENICE, ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE GREAT KAAN, AND TOOK WITH THEM MARK, THE SON OF MESSER NICOLO

NOTE.—Oil from the Holy Sepulchre.

XI.—HOW THE TWO BROTHERS SET OUT FROM ACRE, AND MARK ALONG WITH THEM

NOTE.—Pope Gregory X. and his Election.

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