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asta (G 29), Asta, Ptol VI 20.

aracofio (G 30), Arachosia, Ptol VI 20, Eastern
Afganistan.

ostaca (G 29), Asiaca, Ptol VI 20.

parapa/nia (G 36), Parapanisus mons, Ptol VI 18,
now Kuhi Baba and Hindukush.

gedrofia (G 26), Gadrosia, Ptol VI 21, mod. Baluchistan.

The following names are found in Marco Polo:—
taurif (F 38), M. Polo I 18, mod. Tabriz. East of it
miniature of three travellers (the Polos with their nephew).
Jrak (F 39), M. Polo I 18.

spaan (G 39), M. Polo I 19 : Ystavith, mod. Ispahan.
schiraf (F 35), M. Polo I 19, Shiraz.
yasdi (G 34), M. Polo I 20; mod. Yezd.
comada (G 31), M. Polo I 22 : comandu, now Shahr i
Dakianus.

ormus (G 26), on an island, and the names Ormuf and
Ormes (G 24), on the mainland, at the mouth of the Sea
of Persia, representing modern Ormuz (Hormuz) and the
mainland, Harmozia of Ptolemy (M. Polo I 23-24).

tarman (G 31), M. Polo I 21, 24, should be Carman,
the mod. Kirman.

arochain (G 38), called thymochayn in Pipino's version
(I 27), tonocain or timochain in others, identified by
Yule with the hill country (Kuhistan) between Tun and
Kain, corresponding to Ptolemy's Hyrcania.

konikreich chesmakoran (K 26), M. Polo III 36, now
Kej Mekran, to the west of the Indus. Behaim places it
in China !

The following I have not been able to trace :—
heleu (F 37).
'patuna (F 36).
bear (F 37).
maboro (F 39).
- vrifte (G 36). ? Wiiste, Desert.
carco (G 34), Jom and Ghil: Corus. Above it two
kneeling figures and two travellers.
zang (G 39), Jom and Ghil only.
pin/a (G 39).

miraba G 39), Jom and Ghil: Raba.

a/ate/ai (G 33).

ripa (G 35).

Jphanaea (G 30).

aha, on coast (F 29), Jom only.

mocha (F 30).

bona (F 33), Ghil only.

sopella (F 31), Jom and Ghil.

rota (G 30).

sedia (G 28).

cadro (G 27).

Jopa (G 24), Ghil: jarte.

luna (G 33), with a flag with three spread eagles.
getta, an island (G 19).
oragi (G 22), with a flag showing an anchor.
arizo (G 22).

baranka reg. (G 25), Jom: Karama reg, Ghil: parama
reg. Perhaps Karamania ?
fandria (G 27).
arreda (G 29).
pabeij G 28).
merocau (G 25).
Zodra (G 25).
patan (G 28).

India Intra Gangem.

(Ptolemy VII., c. I.)

India intra Gage (G 24).
Indus fl. (G 22).

namand fl. (G 18), Jom and Ghil only; Namadus
flumen, mod. Narmada, at Bharoch (anc. Barygaza).

cana/a (H 28), Carnasa (Kaisana) has been identified
with Pliny's Cartana, a town on the Panjshir.

tampete (H 38), Lambatae, the inhabitants of mod.
Lamghan, on the northern bank of the Kabul.

ca/picia (H 36), Caspiria, mod. valley of Kashmir.

clindima (H 36), Cylindrimae, at the sources of the
Ganges and Jamna.

pefule (H 33), Passala, mod. Bisauli in Rohilkhand.

trani (H 30), Toana, a town of the Nanichae, on the
Jamna.

gangan (H 30), Gangani, which should be read,
Tanganoe, an heroic race along the E. bank of the Upper
Ganges.

maxiage fl. (G 18), called Ongortna (H 26) in its upper
course ; Nanaguna fluvius, mod. Tapti.

borig (G 15), Baris, but Ptolemy's Pseudostonis is
thus named by Behaim, whilst a river described as

borig borie (H 14), Jom and Ghil : boriaat bosis,
corresponds to Ptolemy's Baris. They are both rivers of
Limyrike, and enter the lagoons of Cochin or Quillon.

cardelis (H 17), Berderis (Bideris), perhaps Erod, near
the Kaveri.

selur (H 17), Selur, a city of the Carcae.

folur (H 16), Ghil: Solusa, Solene fl, now river
Tamraparni, which enters the Gulf of Manar.

zora archota (H 21), Sora Arcati. Sora is the
northern Tamil country. Arcatus, mod. Arkad, was a
city of it.

martha (H 21), Sangemarta, a town near the former.
fobara (H 15), Ghil: Isobara ; Sabura, now Cuddalore.
chaberg (H 17), not a mountain but Chaberus fl.,
mod. Kaveri.

Cyma ft. (H 13), Tyna fl., identified with the Penn-ar.
Connafilla (H 12), Contacossyla, a town, inland, near
the Krishna.

adi/ani (H 23), Adisathrus mons, the Western Ghats.
bozala (H 18), Cocala, in the Gangetic Gulf.
azoma (H 20), Ozoana, perhaps Seoni, 60 m. N.E. of
Nagpur.

ra/tro (H 20), Castra, a town of the Salaconi, W. of
the Godaveri.

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