This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 Excerpt: ...Gulf, and stretched boldly across the ocean. The uniform direction of the wind, supplying the place of the compass, and rendering ths guidance of the stars less necessary conducted them to the port of Musiris, on the Western shore of the Indian continent. There they took on board their cargo, and returning with the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 Excerpt: ...Gulf, and stretched boldly across the ocean. The uniform direction of the wind, supplying the place of the compass, and rendering ths guidance of the stars less necessary conducted them to the port of Musiris, on the Western shore of the Indian continent. There they took on board their cargo, and returning with the eastern monsoon, finished their voyage to the Arabian Gulf within the year. This part of India, now known by the name of the Malabar coast, seems to have been the utmost limits of ancient navigation in that quarter of the globe. The discovery of this new method of sailing to India, is the most considerable improvement in navigation made by the Romans during the continuance of their power. In ancient times, the knowledge of remote countries was more frequently acquired by land than by sea; and the Romans, from their particular dislike to maritime affairs, may be said to have totally neglected the latter, though a much more preferable way to make discoveries, being more easy and expeditious., . If we reject iabulous and obscure accounts, if we closely abide by the light and information of authentic history, without giving way to the conjectures of fancy, or the dreams of etymologists, we must conclude, that the knowledge which the ancients had acquired of the habitable globe was very confined and superficial. In Europe, the extensive provinces in the eastern part of Germany were little known to them. They were almost totally unacquainted with the vast countries which are now subjects to the kings of Denmark, Sweden, Prussia, Poland and the Russian empire. The more barren regions, which stretch within the arctic circle were quite unexplored. In Africa, their researches did not extend far beyond the provinces which border on the Mediterranean, and tho..
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