 ... were established from the Cape to the Red Sea. In their geographical descriptions of this part of Africa, we may trace many names of cities which they still retain. But they adopted the error of Ptolemy in supposing that the southern parts of Africa...  Maritime Geography and Statistics ... - 111. oldalszerző: James Hingston Tuckey - 1815Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | James Hingston Tuckey - 1815 - 580 oldal
...for Kdrisi, who composed a treatise on geography in 1153, delineates a large country extending frotn the coast of Africa to that of India beyond the Ganges....Inhabitants of Lisbon, to whom was given the name of abnagrurum, or the wanderers, undertook a voyage to visit the farthest countries of the west, and after... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 674 oldal
...in supposing that the southern parts of Africa and Asia joined ; for Edrisi describes an extensive country, extending from the coast of Africa to that of India, beyond the Ganges. The island of Madagascar seems to be faintly pourtrayed by them ; and it is certain that Arabian colonies... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 686 oldal
...in supposing that the southern parts of Africa and Asia joined ; for Edrisi describes an extensive country, extending from the coast of Africa to that of India, beyond the Ganges. But it was in Asia that the conquest, and commerce, .and religion of the Arabians spread most extensively;... | |
 | William Stevenson - 1824 - 674 oldal
...in supposing that the southern parts of Africa and Asia joined ; for Edrisi describes an extensive country, extending from the coast of Africa to that of India, beyond the Ganges. The island of Madagascar seems to be faintly pourtrayed by them ; and it is certain that Arabian colonies... | |
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