The Geographical System of Herodotus Examined and Explained, Vol. 1

Excerpt from The Geographical System of Herodotus Examined and Explained, Vol. 1: By a Comparison With Those of Other Ancient Authors, and With Modern GeographyIT is possible that the act of presenting a bulky volume as a part only of a larger work (although this. Part be complete in itself, in respect of its proper subject), may startle the Public, to whom it is Offered. This, however, is the fact. The Author, several years since, undertook the task of correcting the geography, ancient and modern, throughout that part of Asia situated between India and Europe; in efi'ect the great theatre Of ancient history in Asia, as well as of European commerce and communication in modern times. His first object was to adapt the system so formed to the use of statesmen and tra vellers; the next, to apply it to the illustration of such parts of ancient military history as were, in his idea, deficient, from a want of the necessary aids of geography, and which have been, in a degree, sup plied in latter times.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.