The Periplus of the Erythræan sea; travel and trade in the Indian Ocean

1912·11 MB·English

by  Schoff, Wilfred H. (Wilfred Harvey), 1874-1932

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THE
PERIPLUS
OF THE ERYTHR^AN SEA
TRAVEL AND TRADE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
BY A MERCHANT OF THE FIRST CENTURY
TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK AND ANNOTATED
BY
WILFRED H. SCHOFF, a. m.
Secretary ofthe CommercialMuseum, Philadelphia
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO,
FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK
LONDON, BOMBAY AND CALCUTTA
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COPYRIGHT
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BY THE COMMERCIAL MUSEUM
PHILADELPHIA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
3
DATE AND AUTHORSHIP OF THE PERIPLUS 7
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PERIPLUS 17
THE PERIPLUS OF THE ERYTHR^^N SEA 22
NOTES
50
ARTICLES OF TRADE MENTIONED IN THE PERIPLUS. 284
ARTICLES SUBJECT TO DUTY AT ALEXANDRIA 289
DATE OF THE PERIPLUS AS DETERMINED BY
VARIOUS COMMENTATORS. .290
RULERS MENTIONED IN THE PERIPLUS 294
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INDEX
295
MAP TO ILLUbTRATE THE PERIPLUS AT END OF BOOK