The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1833 |
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... .- Pavilion of the Khan . - His white Horses .--- Splendour of his Court . - City of Cambalu . - Its Form and Size . - Palace of the Khan . - Its Parks and Gai dens CHAP . VI . TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO CONTINUED . X CONTENTS .
... .- Pavilion of the Khan . - His white Horses .--- Splendour of his Court . - City of Cambalu . - Its Form and Size . - Palace of the Khan . - Its Parks and Gai dens CHAP . VI . TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO CONTINUED . X CONTENTS .
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... horses of that people were very small , and long haired . They were unable to carry men , but when yoked to carriages were remarkably swift . This answers the description of the Swe- dish ponies , which are still found wild in the woods ...
... horses of that people were very small , and long haired . They were unable to carry men , but when yoked to carriages were remarkably swift . This answers the description of the Swe- dish ponies , which are still found wild in the woods ...
Side 23
... horses are much better able to endure the rigours of a northern climate than asses , was just and valuable . It is impossible to ascertain , with perfect precision , the re- gions occupied by the various nations which Herodotus enu ...
... horses are much better able to endure the rigours of a northern climate than asses , was just and valuable . It is impossible to ascertain , with perfect precision , the re- gions occupied by the various nations which Herodotus enu ...
Side 26
... horses ' heads . for helmets , the ears and mane remaining on as decorations . These appear to be the asva - muchas or horse - faces of the In- dian historians . The abstinence of the Hindoos from animal food did not escape the notice ...
... horses ' heads . for helmets , the ears and mane remaining on as decorations . These appear to be the asva - muchas or horse - faces of the In- dian historians . The abstinence of the Hindoos from animal food did not escape the notice ...
Side 57
... horses , from the figure of a horse carved upon the prow : these were employed in the fisheries along the coasts of Mauritania as far as the river Lixus . Some of the pilots even thought that they could recognise in those fragments the ...
... horses , from the figure of a horse carved upon the prow : these were employed in the fisheries along the coasts of Mauritania as far as the river Lixus . Some of the pilots even thought that they could recognise in those fragments the ...
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