Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile: Or, An Inquiry Into that Geographer's Real Merits and Speculative Errors, His Knowledge of Eastern Africa and the Authenticity of the Mountains of the MoonParker, 1854 - 113 pages |
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Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile: Or an Inquiry Into That Geographer's Real ... William Desborough Cooley No preview available - 2018 |
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Abáï Abawi Abessinia Adulis Agatharchides Agow Alexandria ancient Apocopa Arab Aromata Asachæ Astaboras Astapus authority Axum Azania Bahr el Azrek banks Barros Blue River Cailliaud called century Chanker chief coral Cosmas D'Anville d'Arnaud Dedhesa degrees distance Dongola eastern Africa eastern coast Egypt Egyptian equator Eratosthenes error Erythræan Sea Ethiopia evident Garamantes Garbata geographical Giesh Govind Greek Hafoon highlands Jebel journey junction Kamar Komr Kordofan lakes land latitude Macrobii Mareb Marinus Tyrius Menuthias meridian Meroe miles modern Moon mountains native name Nigir Nova Fossa Nubah Nubei Nubi ocean Opone Pata Periplus plains Pliny Portuguese position Prasum present day probably promontory Ptolemy Ptolemy's map Pylæi rains Red Sea region remarkable Rhapta Rüppell says Sembritæ Sennár Serapion Shillúks shore snows Sobah Sobat sources southwards stades Strabo stream supposed Tabæ Tacazi town true Nile true place valley voyage Werne western side White Nile White River writers Xylikkes Yabús