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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... WHOLE EXPLAINED BY ELEVEN MAPS Adapted to the different SUBJECTS ; AND ACCOMPANIED WITH A COMPLETE INDEX . BY JAMES RENNELL , Esq . LATE MAJOR OF ENGINEERS , AND SURVEYOR - GENERAL IN BENGAL ; FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETIES OF LONDON AND ...
... WHOLE EXPLAINED BY ELEVEN MAPS Adapted to the different SUBJECTS ; AND ACCOMPANIED WITH A COMPLETE INDEX . BY JAMES RENNELL , Esq . LATE MAJOR OF ENGINEERS , AND SURVEYOR - GENERAL IN BENGAL ; FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETIES OF LONDON AND ...
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... whole geographical construction , will be added . One principal use of this is to preserve , in their original and unmixed state , the authorities collected from a great variety of sources , and which may aid the construction of future ...
... whole geographical construction , will be added . One principal use of this is to preserve , in their original and unmixed state , the authorities collected from a great variety of sources , and which may aid the construction of future ...
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... whole space between the rivers Teisse and Wolga ; and between the Euxine sea and Moscow . This map is explanatory of the IV , V , and VIth Sections . 45 J ✓ IV . Maps of the HELLESPONT and BOSPHORUS ; shew- ing the positions of the ...
... whole space between the rivers Teisse and Wolga ; and between the Euxine sea and Moscow . This map is explanatory of the IV , V , and VIth Sections . 45 J ✓ IV . Maps of the HELLESPONT and BOSPHORUS ; shew- ing the positions of the ...
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... whole tract known to him in Asia . It also shews the relative positions , and the extent , of the two Scythias ; and in the description of the latter , combines the ideas of the Russian and Chinese geographers , with those of ...
... whole tract known to him in Asia . It also shews the relative positions , and the extent , of the two Scythias ; and in the description of the latter , combines the ideas of the Russian and Chinese geographers , with those of ...
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... whole , during the interval of five or six centuries , between Herodotus and Ptolemy , the names do not appear to have undergone much change . The scope of the geographical knowledge of our Author may be briefly comprised in the ...
... whole , during the interval of five or six centuries , between Herodotus and Ptolemy , the names do not appear to have undergone much change . The scope of the geographical knowledge of our Author may be briefly comprised in the ...
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