Cathay and the Way Thither : Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China/translated and edited by Henry Yule.Cathay and the Way Thither : Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China/translated and edited by Henry Yule. New edition, Revised Throughout in the Light of Recent Discoveries by Henri Cordier. Reprint. New Delhi, AES, 2005, 4 volumes, 1313 p., maps, plates, $95. ISBN 81-206-1966-8.

    Contents: Vol. I: Preliminary Essay on the Intercourse of China and the Western Nations previous to the Discovery of the Sea Route by the Cape.

    Vol. II: The travels of Friar Odoric of Pordenone (1316 - 1330).

    Vol. III: Letters and reports of Missionary Friars from Cathay and India (1292--1338).

    Vol. IV: Ibn Batuta's--travels in Bengal and China (circa 1347) - Introductory notice.

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