The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,335 pages of information about The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2.

The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,335 pages of information about The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2.

  NOTE.—­Java; its supposed vast extent.  Kublai’s expedition against it and
  failure.

VII.—­WHEREIN THE ISLES OF SONDUR AND CONDUR ARE SPOKEN OF; AND THE KINGDOM OF LOCAC

  NOTES.—­1.  Textual. 2.  Pulo Condore. 3.  The Kingdom of Locac, Southern
  Siam.

VIII.—­OF THE ISLAND CALLED PENTAM, AND THE CITY MALAIUR

  NOTES.—­1.  Bintang. 2.  The Straits of Singapore. 3.  Remarks on the Malay
  Chronology.  Malaiur probably Palembang.

IX.—­CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF JAVA THE LESS.  THE KINGDOMS OF FERLEC AND BASMA

NOTES.—­1.  The Island of Sumatra:  application of the term Java. 2.  Products of Sumatra.  The six kingdoms. 3.  Ferlec or Parlak.  The Battas. 4.  Basma, Pacem, or Pasei. 5.  The Elephant and the Rhinoceros.  The Legend of Monoceros and the Virgin. 6.  Black Falcon.

X.—­THE KINGDOMS OF SAMARA AND DAGROIAN

  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

  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

  NOTE.—­Gauenispola, and the Nicobar Islands.

XIII.—­CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ANGAMANAIN

  NOTE.—­The Andaman Islands.

XIV.—­CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SEILAN

  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

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 Patra of Buddha, and the Tooth-Relic. 7.  Miraculous endowments of the Patra; 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

  NOTES.—­1.  Ma’bar, its definition, and notes on its Mediaeval History.
  2.  The Pearl Fishery.

XVII.—­CONTINUES TO SPEAK OF THE PROVINCE OF MAABAR

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