《岛夷志略eng》中外交通史籍丛刊_中外交通史籍丛刊_中华书局
W.W.ROOKHILL andtheearlyMing,mightcontributesomethingtoourknowledge of the history,geography,and ethnography of this part of the world at aperiod for the study of whichmaterial isverymeagre.The sources of information of whichI have made use arethe Yian shih or History of the Yuian dynasty;in
W.W.ROCKHILL ofthesmallandunimportanthavensandvillagesatwhichhisjuuk stopped on its long coasting voyage,determined me to take instead MaHuans morecomprehensiveand reliablebook,whichIhave endeavoredtoelucidateandcompletebyWangsnotesandthemore trustworthyinformation furnished by the other Chinese a
W.W.ROCKHILL.itmade their sale in the Empire a governmental monopoly,open onlytolicensedvenders whobought their supplies at the Govern- ments warehouses in Chian-chou,and,to a much lesser extent, in Canton,in fixed quantities and at fixedprices.