The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Edition

Marco Polo; Henry Yule (translator and editor); Henri Cordier (editor)

The complete Yule-Cordier edition of Marco Polo's travels, including Henry Yule's annotated translation from the 1903 third edition and Henri Cordier's supplementary notes from 1920. This volume covers Polo's journey from the Mediterranean through Persia and Central Asia to the Mongol Empire, with extensive scholarly apparatus, memoir, and bibliography.

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Prologue
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Rusticiano of Pisa's introduction presenting Nicolo and Maffeo Polo's journey to the Great Khan's court.
Book First
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Account of regions visited from Lesser Armenia through Persia, Central Asia, and toward the court at Chandu.
Book Second, Part I
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Description of Cublay Khan's reign, his palace, the city of Cambaluc, and administrative systems of the Mongol Empire.