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arrived in tli(! Persian Gulf. AlexaTuler, ulio had acconipanicd .Nearclius in his de-scent, afterwarrlH acconiplisliod the rest of the rliHtance overland suaoa"" '^'^^'^ o^'^'^t routes to India had thu« been simultaneously explored An a

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natural consequence, regular intercom-se with it rapidly increased, and both its figure and dimensions began to be better understood. Ample evidence of this is furnished by the works of Strabo and Ptolemy, and yet it cannot be denied, that with all their industry and sagacity, they have ratlier distorted than de- lineated India. The maritime portion, in particular, is miserably cm-tailed, and its characteristic projection, instead of forming the vertex of a triangle, is' con-

' This map though sufficiently curious, could scarcely be made more intelligible by any amount of explanation. It is fanciful throughout, and all the attempts which have been made to find fixed localities for Its cardinal points, and its ranges of mountains, have failed. The ocean surrounding Jummoodeep is tlie only one which looks like reality, because it is said to consist of salt water. The other six oceai.s beyond it consist m succession of milk, milk curds, ghee or clarified butter, sugar-cane juice, wine, and iresh water. j >.