[Illustration: “MARCVS POLVS VENETVS TOTIVS ORBIS ET INDIE PEREGRATOR PRIMUS.” Copied by permission from a painting bearing the above inscription in the Gallery of Monsignore BADIA in Rome.] THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO THE COMPLETE YULE-CORDIER EDITION Including the unabridged third edition (1903) of Henry Yule’s annotated translation, as revised by Henri Cordier; together with Cordier’s later volume of notes and addenda (1920) IN TWO VOLUMES VOLUME II _Containing the second volume of the 1903 edition and the 1920 volume of addenda (two original volumes bound as one)_ CONTENTS OF VOL. II. PAGE SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS iii EXPLANATORY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xvi THE BOOK OF MARCO POLO APPENDICES 503 INDEX 607 SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. BOOK SECOND—(_Continued_). PART II. _Journey to the West and South-West of Cathay._ CHAP. PAGE XXXV.—HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CATHAY; AND FIRST OF THE RIVER PULISANGHIN 3 NOTES.—1. _Marco’s Route._ 2. _The Bridge Pul-i-sangin, or Lu-ku-k’iao._ XXXVI.—ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF JUJU 10 NOTES.—1. _The Silks called |Sendals|._ 2. _Chochau._ 3. _Bifurcation of Two Great Roads at this point._ XXXVII.—THE KINGDOM OF TAIANFU 12 NOTES.—1. _Acbaluc._ 2. _T’ai-yuan fu._ 3. _Grape-wine of that place._ 4. _P’ing-yang fu._ XXXVIII.—CONCERNING THE CASTLE OF CAICHU. THE GOLDEN KING AND PRESTER JOHN 17 NOTES.—1. _The Story and Portrait of the |Roi d’Or|._ 2. _Effeminacy reviving in every Chinese Dynasty._ XXXIX.—HOW PRESTER JOHN TREATED THE GOLDEN KING HIS PRISONER 21 XL.—CONCERNING THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN AND THE CITY OF CACHANFU 22 NOTES.—1. _The Kará Muren._ 2. _Former growth of silk in Shan-si and Shen-si._ 3. _The |akché| or |asper|._ XLI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF KENJANFU 24