The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 54National Geographic Society, 1929 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 530
... Marco noted , still roam this lofty wilderness * ( see illustra- tions , pages 532 , 533 ) . Marco also observed that at these alti- tudes " fire does not burn so brightly , nor give out so much heat as usual , nor does it cook food so ...
... Marco noted , still roam this lofty wilderness * ( see illustra- tions , pages 532 , 533 ) . Marco also observed that at these alti- tudes " fire does not burn so brightly , nor give out so much heat as usual , nor does it cook food so ...
Page 558
... Marco seems to have penetrated Burma well down toward Mandalay , and he learned much about Laos and Tonkin from hearsay . Then he takes another of his casual fresh starts , jumping his narrative back to a crossroad south of Peking , and ...
... Marco seems to have penetrated Burma well down toward Mandalay , and he learned much about Laos and Tonkin from hearsay . Then he takes another of his casual fresh starts , jumping his narrative back to a crossroad south of Peking , and ...
Page 568
... Marco Polo . In prison with Marco was a Pisan of some literary attainment , Rusticiano by name , and by way of passing the time Marco Polo dictated to him the story of his travels . WRITING A CONTINENT'S GEOGRAPHY FROM MEMORY Obviously ...
... Marco Polo . In prison with Marco was a Pisan of some literary attainment , Rusticiano by name , and by way of passing the time Marco Polo dictated to him the story of his travels . WRITING A CONTINENT'S GEOGRAPHY FROM MEMORY Obviously ...
Contents
The Traditional Island Birthplace of Venus is One of the Least | 1 |
Venice Home City of Marco Polo 8 illustrations 559 | 353 |
Womans Winter on Spitsbergen A BV MARTHA PHILLIPS GILSON 227 | 505 |
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