The Geography System of Herodotus Examined and Explained, by a Comparison with Those of Other Ancient Authors, and with Modern Geography ...C.J.G. & F. Rivington, 1830 |
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... , in point of extent , must necessarily be slower . In some of the general maps , a great proportion of modern geography will be found ; which it was impossible to separate from the ancient , without much injury xviii PREFACE .
... , in point of extent , must necessarily be slower . In some of the general maps , a great proportion of modern geography will be found ; which it was impossible to separate from the ancient , without much injury xviii PREFACE .
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... proportions 1 ✓ III . EUXINE or WESTERN SCYTHIA ; with the tribes or nations bordering on it : including the whole space between the rivers Teisse and Wolga ; and between the Euxine sea and Moscow . This map is explanatory of the IV ...
... proportions 1 ✓ III . EUXINE or WESTERN SCYTHIA ; with the tribes or nations bordering on it : including the whole space between the rivers Teisse and Wolga ; and between the Euxine sea and Moscow . This map is explanatory of the IV ...
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... proportion of space on the globe , known to Ptolemy , about 600 years after Herodotus , did not greatly exceed that , which was known , in a general way , to Herodotus himself ; although during that interval all the knowledge acquired ...
... proportion of space on the globe , known to Ptolemy , about 600 years after Herodotus , did not greatly exceed that , which was known , in a general way , to Herodotus himself ; although during that interval all the knowledge acquired ...
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... proportions . Ptolemy was the first who approached the truth , in giving the relative pro- portions of the known regions of the globe , al- though the absolute measures in longitude given by him , PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . 13.
... proportions . Ptolemy was the first who approached the truth , in giving the relative pro- portions of the known regions of the globe , al- though the absolute measures in longitude given by him , PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . 13.
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... proportion of the known part of the world , at that day . But before we enter finally on the discussion of the geography , it may be proper to ascertain what portion of distance was in- tended by the itinerary stade of the Greeks ...
... proportion of the known part of the world , at that day . But before we enter finally on the discussion of the geography , it may be proper to ascertain what portion of distance was in- tended by the itinerary stade of the Greeks ...
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