Indian Antiquities Or, Dissertations, Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various and Profound Literature of Hindostan : Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt and Greece...H. L.Galabin, 1801 |
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Page 210
... ports of the Arabian Gulph were crowded with their veffels ; they were the general factors of that Oriental world , in the very centre of which they re- fided , and all trade was carried on in Phoe- nician veffels : in a word they were ...
... ports of the Arabian Gulph were crowded with their veffels ; they were the general factors of that Oriental world , in the very centre of which they re- fided , and all trade was carried on in Phoe- nician veffels : in a word they were ...
Page 212
... ports of the Afiatic continent , were probable confined the firft rude efforts of Phoenician navigation . By degrees they grew bolder , and coafting weftward along the fhore of the Mediter- ranean , but feldom daring to lofe fight of it ...
... ports of the Afiatic continent , were probable confined the firft rude efforts of Phoenician navigation . By degrees they grew bolder , and coafting weftward along the fhore of the Mediter- ranean , but feldom daring to lofe fight of it ...
Page 218
... port of Gades , or Cades , were not long in making themselves mafters of other places on the rich Iberian coaft , equally convenient for carrying on that traffic for which they were fo cele- brated . The principal of these was Tarteffus ...
... port of Gades , or Cades , were not long in making themselves mafters of other places on the rich Iberian coaft , equally convenient for carrying on that traffic for which they were fo cele- brated . The principal of these was Tarteffus ...
Page 221
... port fituated on its moft fouthern extremity , and nearest the Arabian Gulph , called in the Itinerary of Antoninus * 1 Kings , chap . x . v . 20 . + Herodot . lib . ii . p . 108 . Rhinocorura . " Rhinocorura . It is remarkable , that ...
... port fituated on its moft fouthern extremity , and nearest the Arabian Gulph , called in the Itinerary of Antoninus * 1 Kings , chap . x . v . 20 . + Herodot . lib . ii . p . 108 . Rhinocorura . " Rhinocorura . It is remarkable , that ...
Page 222
... port on the Arabian Gulph ; and , being there re - fhipped , were transported down the western shore of that gulph and through the straits of Babelmandeb , along the coafts of Arabia Felix and Deferta , and the maritime provinces of ...
... port on the Arabian Gulph ; and , being there re - fhipped , were transported down the western shore of that gulph and through the straits of Babelmandeb , along the coafts of Arabia Felix and Deferta , and the maritime provinces of ...
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Abury æra afferted Afia Afiatic aftronomical againſt alfo alſo ancient antiquity Brahmins Britain Britiſh called Carthage Carthaginians celebrated circumftance coaft colonies commerce confiderable confifting Cornwall courſe cuſtom dæmon defcribed deity diftant Diodorus Diodorus Siculus Druids Eaft Egypt Egyptians erected eſtabliſhed extenfive facred fame fays feems feftival fent ferpent ferved fhall fhips fhore fhould filk filver fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome formed fpecies ftate ftill ftones fubject fuch fuperftition fuppofed fymbol Gaul gold Greeks Gulph Hercules Herodotus hiftory immenfe India inftance iſland itſelf leaſt lefs leſs metal moft moſt muft muſt nation navigation neceffary northern obferved old Britons paffage paffed Perfian period Phoenicians Pliny prefent prieſts purpoſe race regions Reſearches reſpect rites Sabian ſcience Scythian ſpecies ſtate ſtill ſtone Stonehenge Strabo Stukeley temple thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Tyre uſed vafes vaft veffels weft weſtern whofe whoſe worſhip