Cathay and the Way Thither, Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China: Volume I

by Henry Yule and Hakluyt Society

Book Overview

'Translated and Edited with a Preliminary Essay on the Intercourse between China and the Western Nations previous to the Discovery of the Cape Route'. Containing the travels of Friar Odoric of Pordenone, 1316-30, and letters and reports from missionary friars from Cathay and India, 1292-1338, in English translation. With a list of 'illustrations from drawings by the author'. This and volume II (First Series 37) have continuous main pagination. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409413020
• ISBN13: 9781409413028
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Hakluyt Society
• Length: 544 Pages