Researches on Ptolemy's geography of Eastern Asia (further India and Indo-Malay Archipelago)
Digitised Book 3.129.216.49 (0)
1909
Information About
The author uses ptolemaic toponyms and ethnonyms to describe the historical geography of the various parts of India, Indo-China and South-east Asia.
Additional Details
- Creators
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- Gerini, G. E. (Gerolamo Emilio), 1860-1913
- Subject
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- Ptolemy, 2nd cent. Geographia
- Southeast Asia--Historical geography
- India--Historical geography
- Indochina--Historical geography
- Malay Archipelago--Historical geography
- Publisher
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- Royal Geographical Society, 1909
- National Library Board Singapore, 1909
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, maps
- Table of Contents
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- mathematical rectification of Ptolemy's further-Indian geography -- II. Historic-geographic evidence and commentary on the identifications proposed for the prolemaic toponyms in further India and the Archipelago. ch. 1. Coast of the Airrhadoi. ch. 2. Argyra (Arakan). ch. 3. Country of the Zamirai and Dabasai (Upper Burma). ch. 4. Gold Country (Lower Burma). ch. 5. Coast of the Besyngeitai and Sarabakic Gulf (Coast of Pegu: Gulf of Martaban). ch. 6. Golden Khersonese (Malay Peninsula). ch. 7. Country of the Doanai (Northern Siam and Laos). ch. 8. Country of the Lestai (Southern Siam and Kamboja). ch. 9. Region of the Great Gulf (Annam and Tonkin). ch. 10. Islands of Trans-Gangetic India -- III. Appendices -- IV. Addenda and corrigenda -- V. Appendix of additional notes -- VI. Indices -- VII. Tables -- VIII. Maps.
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2007.