 | Sir Henry Yule - 1866 - 610 pàgines
...the city Zaitunlah ;- they are superior to the stuffs of Khansd and Khanbalik. The harbour of Zaitun is one of the greatest in the world, — I am wrong : it is the greatest ! I have seen there about one hundred first-class junks together ; as for small ones they were past counting. The harbour is... | |
 | Sir Henry Yule - 1866 - 462 pàgines
...the city Zaituniah ;" they are superior to the stuffs of Khansti and KMnbtilik. The harbour of Zaitun is one of the greatest in the world, — I am wrong : it is ihe greatest ! I have seen there about one hundred first-class junks together ; as for small ones they... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 884 pàgines
...are superior to the stuffs of K.hansa' and Khdnbdlik. The harbour of Zaitdn is one of the greatesl in the world — I am wrong ; it is the greatest !...inland from the sea until it joins the Great River." Raahiduddin, in enumerating the Sings or great provincial governments of the empire, has the following... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 668 pàgines
...same time says : " The first city that I reached after crossing the sea was ZAITUN It is a great city, formed by an estuary which runs inland from the sea until it joins the Great River." Rashiduddin, in enumerating the Sings or great provincial governments of the empire, has the following... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1903 - 768 pàgines
...the city Zailunluh ; they are superior to the stufis of Khansa and Khanbalik. The harlwur of Zaiu'm is one of the greatest in the world — I am wrong...inland from the sea until it joins the Great River." [Mr. Geo. Phillips finds a strong argument in favour of Changchau being Zayton* in this passage of... | |
 | John Forsyth Meigs - 1924 - 432 pàgines
...264: same vp 269, "The port of Zayton (now Chinchew the terminus of western trade in mediaeval days) is one of the greatest in the world. I am wrong it is the greatest of all ports. I have seen there about 100 large junks, as to small ones they are innumerable." great... | |
 | Angela Schottenhammer - 2002 - 452 pàgines
...indeed, and in it they make damasks of velvet as well as those of satin [...] The harbour of Zaitun is one of the greatest in the world - I am wrong: it is the greatest! I have seen there about a hundred first-class junks together; as for small ones they were past counting [...] The day after... | |
 | Jacob D'Ancona - 2003 - 580 pàgines
...'great city, superb indeed', and its harbour, where he saw 'about one hundred huge junks together', as 'one of the greatest in the world - I am wrong, it is the greatest!' Friar Odoric of Friuli estimated the city to be 'twice as big as Bologna', and thought its position... | |
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The harbour of Zaitun is one of the greatest in the world — I am wrong ; it is the greatest ! I have seen there about an hundred first-class junks together ; as for small ones, they were past counting. 