The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Rustichello of Pisa;Marco Polo
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NOTE.--Cambay. XXIX.--CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF SEMENAT NOTE.--Somnath, and the so-called Gates of Somnath. XXX.--CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF KESMACORAN NOTES.--1. Kij-Mekrán. Limit of India. 2. Recapitulation of Polo's Indian Kingdoms. XXXI.--DISCOURSETH OF THE TWO ISLANDS CALLED MALE AND FEMALE, AND WHY THEY ARE SO CALLED NOTE.--The Legend and its diffusion. XXXII.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SCOTRA NOTES.--1. Whales of the Indian Seas. 2. Socotra and its former Christianity. 3. Piracy at Socotra. 4. Sorcerers. XXXIII.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF MADEIGASCAR NOTES.--1. Madagascar; some confusion here with Magadoxo. 2. Sandalwood. 3. Whale-killing. The _Capidoglio_ or Sperm-Whale. 4. The Currents towards the South. 5. The Rukh (and see Appendix L. 11). 6. More on the dimensions assigned thereto. 7. Hippopotamus Teeth. XXXIV.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ZANGHIBAR. A WORD ON INDIA IN GENERAL |
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