The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2

Name: The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2
Author: Polo, Marco

Polo, Marco

Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Mongols -- History; Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Voyages and travels

NOTES.—1. _Samara, Sumatra Proper._ 2. _The Tramontaine and
            the Mestre._ 3. _The Malay Toddy-Palm._ 4. _Dagroian._
            5. _Alleged custom of eating dead relatives._

    XI.—OF THE KINGDOMS OF LAMBRI AND FANSUR                         299

      NOTES.—1. _Lambri._ 2. _Hairy and Tailed Men._ 3. _Fansur and
            Camphor Fansuri. Sumatran Camphor._ 4. _The Sago-Palm._
            5. _Remarks on Polo’s Sumatran Kingdoms._

   XII.—CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF NECUVERAN                           306

      NOTE.—_Gauenispola, and the Nicobar Islands._

  XIII.—CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ANGAMANAIN                          309

      NOTE.—_The Andaman Islands._

   XIV.—CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SEILAN                              312

      NOTES.—1. _Chinese Chart._ 2. _Exaggeration of Dimensions.
            The Name._ 3. _Sovereigns then ruling Ceylon._ 4.
            _Brazil Wood and Cinnamon._ 5. _The Great Ruby._

    XV.—THE SAME CONTINUED. THE HISTORY OF SAGAMONI BORCAN AND THE
      BEGINNING OF IDOLATRY                                          316

      NOTES.—1. _Adam’s Peak, and the Foot thereon._ 2. _The Story
            of Sakya-Muni Buddha. The History of Saints Barlaam and
            Josaphat; a Christianised version thereof._ 3. _High
            Estimate of Buddha’s Character._ 4. _Curious Parallel
            Passages._ 5. _Pilgrimages to the Peak._ 6. _The Pâtra
            of Buddha, and the Tooth-Relic._ 7. _Miraculous
            endowments of the Pâtra; it is the Holy Grail of
            Buddhism._

   XVI.—CONCERNING THE GREAT PROVINCE OF MAABAR, WHICH IS CALLED
      INDIA THE GREATER, AND IS ON THE MAINLAND                      331

      NOTES.—1. _Ma’bar, its definition, and notes on its Mediæval
            History._ 2. _The Pearl Fishery._

  XVII.—CONTINUES TO SPEAK OF THE PROVINCE OF MAABAR                 338

      NOTES.—1. _Costume._ 2. _Hindu Royal Necklace._ 3. _Hindu
            use of the Rosary._ 4. _The Saggio._ 5. _Companions
            in Death; the word |Amok|._ 6. _Accumulated Wealth of
            Southern India at this time._ 7. _Horse Importation
            from the Persian Gulf._ 8. _Religious Suicides._ 9.
            _Suttees._ 10. _Worship of the Ox. The Govis_. 11.
            _Verbal._ 12. _The Thomacides._ 13. _Ill-success of
            Horse-breeding in S. India._ 14. _Curious Mode of
            Arrest for Debt._ 15. _The Rainy Seasons._ 16. _Omens
            of the Hindus._ 17. _Strange treatment of Horses._ 18.
            _The Devadásis._ 19. _Textual._

 XVIII.—DISCOURSING OF THE PLACE WHERE LIETH THE BODY OF ST. THOMAS
      THE APOSTLE; AND OF THE MIRACLES THEREOF                       353

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