The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano

67. His true claims to glory. 68. His personal attributes

seen but dimly. 69. Absence of scientific notions. 70. Map constructed on Polo’s data. 71. Singular omissions of Polo in regard to China; historical inaccuracies. 72. Was Polo’s Book materially affected by the Scribe Rusticiano? 73. Marco’s reading embraced the Alexandrian Romances. Examples. 74. Injustice long done to Polo. Singular Modern Example. XII. CONTEMPORARY RECOGNITION OF POLO AND HIS BOOK _116_ § 75. How far was there diffusion of his Book in his own day?