The Names belonging to ancient Geography are in Italics. The
Roman Figures refer to the Preface, the Arabic ones to the Book
generally.
Abbreviations.-I. Island. R. or Rs. River, or Rivers. Mt. or Mts.
Mountain, or Mountains. C. Cape, or Promontory. L. Lake. Tr. Tribe.
ABDUL KURREEM, vol. i. 341, note.
Abians, supposed to be the people of
the Steppe of Ablai, vol. i. 298.
Abukeir, ancient Canopus, vol. ii. 156.
scene of the glorious bat-
tle of the Nile, ibid.
Abulfeda, his description of the Nile,
vol. ii. 48; cited, vol. i. 521, 524;
vol. ii. 28, 52, 66, 71, 191.
Abydos, at the Hellespont, vol. i. 157.
in Egypt, vol. ii. 196.
Achilles, course of, vol. i. 84.
Acra, or Arca, vol. ii. 22.
Adyrmachida, a Libyan tr. vol. ii.
264.
an indecent custom
amongst them, ibid. note.
Ægis of Minerva, borrowed by the
Greeks from Africa, vol. ii. 343,
Eglos, supposed to mean Kil, or
Kilan, vol. i. 394.
Enotria, (Italy) vol. i. 55.
Afghans, taken for the ten tribes of
the Jews, vol. i. 513.
Africa, a small part of it known in
detail to Herodotus, vol. ii. 2;
divided into three regions, 24;
the Sahara and Niger known to
him, 24, 25; the inhabitants di-
vided into two races, Africans
(Moors), and Ethiopians (Ne-
groes), 27; his idea of the extent
of Africa, southward, 53; Scylax,
Erastosthenes, Strabo, and Pliny,
believed it to be surrounded by
the ocean, 351; discredited by
Polybius and Ptolemy, 352.
Africa, ancient circumnavigation of,
by the Egyptians, vol. ii. 348, 349;
believed by Herodotus and Pliny
to have been accomplished by dif-
ferent persons, ibid.; length of the
route, 359; brief description of the
voyage, 360; naval power of Egypt
about that time, 362, 363; a pre-
vious knowledge of the coasts of
Guinea and Sofala supposed, 364;
also of the reigning winds, ibid.
and 373; illustrated by a compa-
rison with the Portuguese dis-
coveries, 365; voyage of Colum-
bus induced by a vast error in the
existing systems of geography, 366;
errors of Ptolemy, ibid.; the ge-
neral geography of Africa known
to the Arabian geographers of the
14th century, 369; description of
the ocean by Abulfeda, 370, 371;
the circumnavigation entirely a
coasting voyage, 373; date of the
enterprize, 374; directed by Pho-
nician mariners, ibid.; circum-
stances much in favour of a voy-
age from the East, 376, 377; Dif-
ficulty respecting provisions, 378;
the ancient navigators in the habit
of finding water, 382, note; op-
posed by a current in the North
Atlantic, 383, 384; time consumed,
to the Senegal river, 394, 395;
wait a harvest on the coast of
Libya, 395; season of harvest
there, 396; disadvantages of an-
cient ships in respect of stowage ;
advantages in respect of obtaining
shelter, 398, 399; facts illustrative
of the economy of ancient ships,
400; the voyage of circumnaviga-
tion forgot in Egypt in the time of
Ptolemy the geographer, 402; pa-
rallel case in Europe, ibid.; nar-
rative of the voyage discredited by
reason of its brevity, 407.
African Association, vol. ii. 36, note,
51, 52.
Afzelius, Dr., vol. ii. 412, note, 430.
Agathyrsi, vol. i. 109, 114.
Aggarkuf, a Chaldean building, vol. i.
Agreement of sacred and profane
history, vol. i. 356, note.
Ajeroud, vol. ii. 63, 64, 65; not He-
roopolis, 65.
Alarodians, vol. i. 367.
Alexander's visit to Asia had the
effect of contracting its geography,
vol. i. 222; falsified it also in
some cases, 226; Alexander ap-
pears to great advantage in his
communications with Calanus, 410
Alexandria, canal of, vol. ii. 92.
ancient and modern, dif-
ferent sites of, vol. ii. 154.
Alluvions of rivers, remarks on, vol.
ii. 98, et seq.; progress of, 107,
108; sea alluvions differ from those
of rivers, 111, note.
Al Wahat, tract of, vol. ii. 190.
Altai (or golden) mountains, vol. i.
178, 179.
Amanus, Mt. vol. i. 237.
Amazons, vol. i. 120.
Amber, country of, Herodotus, (Prus-
sia) vol. i. 4, 46, note.
Ammon, Oasis of, used as a place of
banishment, vol. ii. 189; suite of
positions on which its situation
rests, 222, et seq.; remains of its
temple discovered by Mr. Browne,
258.
Ammon, in Africa, the same as Ju-
piter, vol. ii. 244.
Anacharsis, deemed by Herodotus
the only person of superior en-
dowments amongst the Scythians,
vol. i. 107, note; mentioned, 212.
Androphagi, vol. i. 109-114.
Anglo-Americans, their conduct
praised, vol. i. 423.
Antigonus, his expedition to Egypt,
Antonine Itinerary, vol. i. 25, 29;
vol. ii. 10, 14, 60, 61, 159.
Apis, on the western frontier of Egypt,
vol. ii. 264.
Arabia, the most southerly part of
Asia, according to Herodotus, vol.
i. 218.
its extent under-rated, vol.
i. 253.
Arabian gulf, vol. i. 260; the sea re-
tires from the head of it, vol. ii.
88; probably higher than the Me-
diterranean, 91; tides in, 90, note.
auxiliaries in Xerxes' army,
vol. i. 337.
Arabians supply Cambyses' army
with water, vol. i. 339; mode of,
described, 340.
Arabkir mine, vol. i. 371.
Aral lake, confounded with the Cas-
pian sea, vol. i. 174, and note.
Araxes R. the Jaxartes so called by
Herodotus, vol. i. 269.
of Armenia, and the Jaxar-
tes confounded, vol. i. 272, note.
and Cyrus Rs. anciently
kept distinct courses to the sea,
vol. i. 364.
Argana mine, vol. i. 370.
Argippai, vol. i. 172, 177.
Arguin I. (Cerne) vol. ii. 419, 421.
Arimaspians, vol. i. 172, 178; de-
scription of, 192.
Arimphæi, vol. i. 182.
Arians, in the 16th Satrapy of Darius
Hystaspes, vol. i. 387.
Aristagoras, his intrigues, vol. i. 427.
Aristeas, some account of his travels,
vol. i. 98.
Armenia, the 13th Satrapy, vol. i. 368,
369.
a colony of Phrygians, 368.
Armant, or Hermonthis, vol. ii. 248.
Arrian, a striking remark of his,
vol. i. 411.
Arsinarium promontory, (C. Verde),
vol. ii. 27, note.
Arsinoe, (near Suez) vol. ii. 61.
Artæi, a Persian tr. vol. i. 379.
Asbyste, a Libyan tr. vol. ii. 265.
Asia, extent and boundary of, accord-
ing to Herodotus, vol. i. 216, et
seq.; placed by him rather to the
south than the east of Europe, 221;
thought to have been less than
Europe, 218; divided into four
regions by Herodotus, 244; re-
marks on this division, 251, et seq.;
regarded by the Persians as their
peculiar territory, 305; supposed
length of, by the ancients, 224.
Asia, Eastern, on a higher level than
the Western, vol. i. 241.
Asiatic Chersonesus, or Asia Minor,
vol. i. 251; contained four Satra-
pies, vol. i. 303, 307.
Assyria, the 9th Satrapy, vol. i. 347;
included Syria, Babylonia, and
Mesopotamia; besides Assyria
proper, ibid.; named KIR in the
Scriptures, 515.
Assyrians, synonymous to Babyloni-
ans, vol. i. 347.
Athanasius, St. banished to the Oasis
of Ammon, and died there, vol. ii.
189.
Athribis, vol. ii. 141.
Atlantes, or Atrantes, vol. ii. 300,
311.
Atlas Major, promontory of, vol. ii.
15, 16.
Minor, promontory of, ibid.
Mt. vol. ii. 262, 263.
Atropatia, vol. i. 233.
Augela, position of, vol. ii. 212.
its dates gathered by the
Nasamones, vol. ii. 271.
Auschise, a Libyan tr. vol. ii. 266.
Ausenses, an African tr. vol. ii. 302.
Baalbeit, (Temple of Isis), vol. ii.
141, 169.
Babel, (the modern name of the
tract which contains Babylon),
Vol. i. 459-465, 492.
Babylon, vast revenue of, Vol. i.
348, 9; useful institution at, 352;
site and remains of, 441, et seq.;
founder unknown, 442; capital of
Assyria, ibid; description of, by
Herodotus, 443, note; enormous
dimensions of, respect only the
enciente, 444; different reports of
its extent, 447; great extent of
Asiatic cities in general, 450;
only a part of the enclosed space
built on, 453; an example in
Bussorah, 454; idea of the num-
ber of inhabitants in Babylon and
Seleucia, 456; size of inland cities,
limited by circumstances, 458;
geographical position of Babylon,
459-464; public works in, 464-
466; tunnel under the Euphrates,
468, note; gates, 470; temple and
tower of Belus, 471-476; com-
pared in height with the great
pyramid of Memphis, 474; remains
of Babylon, seen in the eastern
quarter, by Della Valle, 476, et
seq.; and by Beauchamp, 482,
486; breadth of the Euphrates,
490; vast embankment, 491; po-
sition of the exterior of the walls
of Babylon, 492; ruins seen in the
western quarter, 493; materials of
ancient cities, how employed, 497;
dimensions and nature of the
bricks, 498, 499; cements, 500;
modern mode of building in Bag-
dad and Bengal, illustrative of the
subject, 502; layers of reeds used,
505; decline of Babylon, 508; its
materials used to build other cities,
509; the remains of Babylon, ac-
cessible, and worthy of research,
511; further notices from Captain
Cuninghame, 447,
Babylon of Egypt, (Fostat) Vol. ii. 59.
Babylonians, (synonymous to Assy-
rians) vol. i. 347.
Bactearis, vol. i. 384.
Bactria, or Bactriana, (the modern
Balk) the most eastern province
of the Persian empire, vol. i. 392;
the Macedonian empire there, by
whom destroyed, 292, 299, 300; a
place of banishment, 392, note.
Bactrians, the 12th Satrapy, vol. i.
392.
Bahr-Abiad, or White River, the
true head of the Nile, vol. ii. 40.
Bahr Bela-ma, vol. ii. 126, 127.
Balbus, his conquest of Fezzan,
&c. vol. ii. 275.
Balchatz lake, (Palkati Nor) vol. i.
275.
Balk, (Bactria) vol. i. 392.
Banks, Right Hon. Sir Joseph, vol. i.
212.
Barcanii, vol. i. 401.
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