The present work elucidates an ancient text and department of historical geography which will prove of some retrospective value of the study of historic, linguistic ethnologic and geographic aspects of the countries it deals with. Mindful, moreover of the maxim that geography is the eye of history and vice versa, as Carlyle has somewhere pointed out, that history should always go hand with geography, not a few sidelights, often form hitherto unpublished and even unknown sources, have been supplied to obscure periods of the countries treated, in so far as fell within the scope of the present work. Hence it is hoped that on this ground alone the study of the Ptolemaic Geography of Further India will become indispensable to orient lists. Though the volume is mainly devoted to Further India and the Indo-Malay Archipelago, albeit the Tables cover a far wider field including China and Central Asia.
1. Introduction 2. Calculations : mathematical rectification of Ptolemy's Further-Indian Geography
Ch. 1. - Coast of the Airrhadoi
The Airrhadoi Triglypton or Trilingon, the capital of a kingdom Tugma, a metropolis Pentapolis Katabeda River
The term Argyra Barakura, a mart Tokosanna River Sambra, a city Sados River, and Sada, a city Berabonna, a mart Temala River Temala, a city
The Zamirai The Dabasai Arisabion Adeisaga
Khryse and its location Mareura or Malthura, a metropolis
The Besyngeitai Sabara, a city Besynga River Besynga, a mart
The Golden Khersonese Berabai, a city Takola, a mart Kokkonagara, an inland town Khrysoana River Palanda, an inland town, and Palandas River Tharrha, an inland town Sabana, a mart Cape Maleu Kolon Attaba River Koli, a town Perimula Perimulik Gulf, Head of (Addendum) Balongka, an inland town
The Doanai Doanas River Rhingiberi, a city Lariagara, a town Lasippa or Lasyppa Dasana or Doana, a town Bareukora, Bareuaora, or Bareuathra, a city
The Lestai Samarade or Samarande, a town Pagrasa Sobanos or Sobanas River Pithonobaste, a mart Akadra, a town Zabai or Zaba, the city Great Cape, where the Great Gulf begins
The Great Gulf (Magnus Sinus) and its ancient inhabitants Thagora Balonga, a metropolis Throana Doana River, mouth Kortatha, a metropolis Pagrasa Dorias River Aganagara Sinda, a town The Indoi The Kudutai The Barrhai Seros River End of the Great Gulf towards the Sinai
Bazakata Island and the Aginnatai Chronological nomenclature of the Andaman - Nikobar Archipelago Khaline or Saline Island Agathodaimonos Island Maniolai, ten island Location of the Andamans and Nikobars according to Arabic and Chinese notions
Barusai, five islands Sabadeibai, three islands Sindai, three islands
Isbadiu or Sabadiu, an island
Islands of the Satyrs
IV. Addenda and Corrigenda
V. Appendix of Additional Notes VI. Indices
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