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Cover 1 Title 2 Copyright 3 Original Title 8 Original Copyright 9 Dedication 10 Contents 12 ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS 14 PREFATORY NOTE 16 PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 18 INTRODUCTION 20 NOTE ON SOME FEATURES OF THE TRANSLATION 35 TOPOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY 36 THE PERIPLUS OF THE ERYTHRAEAN SEA 38 Notes on the text of the Periplus 79 APPENDICES 98 1 The topography of the Periplus 98 1. The start of the journey and the ancient canals 98 2. Summary of routes: 102 (1) Africa 104 (2) Arabia and India 105 3. Local topography: 107 I. The African coast to Rhapta 107 II. The Arabian coast to Omana 121 III. The coasts of Persia and India 127 2 The products of the Erythraean area 143 Glossary of Imports and Exports: 150 I. Clothing material 150 II. Vegetable products 153 III. Ivory, horn, and shell 158 IV. Hardware 159 V. Precious stones 160 VI. Miscellancous 161 3 The ethnology and history of the area covered by the Periplus 164 4 Shipping 179 5 Elephant-hunting 189 6 The mountain of the moon 196 EXTRACTS FROM AGATHARKHIDĒS 'ON THE ERYTHRAEAN SEA' 200 Notes on Agatharkhidēs 217 BIBLIOGRAPHY 221 INDEX OF PLACES, TRIBES, AND PERSONS NAMED IN THE TEXT 228 INDEX OF GREEK WORDS 232 INDEX OF TRADE-GOODS

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Author

Huntingford, George Wynn Brereton

Publisher

Hakluyt Society

Published

1980

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction