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26 ea, proceeding from Diocurias, round the Northern and Wetern hores, as far as Byzantium. This urvey, as it eems to be, is probably the work of some other hand; as it is les correct than the former parts, and the materials, of which it is compoed, might be collected by Arrian from various perons, in order to complete the circuit of the Euxine ea.

In the computation of the meaurements referred to in this Diertation, I have followed the calculation laid down by the late Dr. Reinhold Forter, in the Geographical Diertation annexed to Spelman's Tranlation of Xenophon's Anabais, which ates, that 960 Greek feet are equal to 967 Englih, and, of coure, that a tadium of 600 Greek feet would be equal to 604 Englih feet, and 375 decimal parts.

My reaons for adopting this calculation will be een in a Dicoure annexed to the preent work.

I proceed now to the examination of the Periplus.

The Title of it, according to the Cæarean MS. is as follows.

Perhaps thee different heads, or diviions, as they appear to be, may have been the titles of ome ancient detached accounts, from which a part at leat of the Periplus may have been compiled. The voyage eems to have been intended for the purpoe of graphical