Author: Ibn Batuta, 1304-1377

Cathay and the way thither : being a collection of medieval notices of China
Date1866
Publish_locationLondon
PublisherHakluyt Society
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
SeriesWorks issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 36-37
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberDS1.5.Y9 1866
Description2 v. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
NoteCathay and the way thither : being a collection of medieval notices of China / translated and edited by Sir Henry Yule ; with a preliminary essay on the intercourse between China and the western nations previous to the discovery of the Cape route.
Some maps are folded. Paged continuously.
To v. 1 is prefixed the society's "Report for 1866", 15 p.
Includes errata.
Includes index.

V. 1. Preliminary essay on the intercourse between China and the western nations previous to the discovery of the Cape route -- v. 2. Travels of Friar Odoric of Pordenone -- v. 3. Missionary friars. Rashiduddin's History. Pegolotti's Notices. Marignolli's Recollections -- v. 4. Ibn Batuta's Travels. Journey of Benedict Goes.

SubjectChina--Description and travel India--Description and travel Missions--East Asia Odorico, da Pordenone, 1265?-1331 Góis, Bento de, 1562-1607--Journeys--China Balducci Pegolotti, Francesco, 14th cent. Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb, 1247?-1318 [رشيد الدين طبيب] Marignolli, Giovanni dei, Bp. of Bisignano, 14th cent. Ibn Batuta, 1304-1377 [ابن بطوطة،]
Seriesfoo 114
LCCN05040435