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 niuriita:pcr quas croc6dili,humani corporis auidifsimi,a4ituni niil ponte nori dmtM 



kiiud apud illds laudatur oppiduni Automela, impofitii littori , quin<^amnium ^ 



feonfliiente concMrfu,cnipbrio nobili.Regi eorum elcphanti M.dc.peditum ci.M.equi^ 

 tum v.M.Paupcrior Chafmarum f ex,elephantos lx.paruas'cp feliquas uires habet* Ab 



rjsgens Pandae,folalrid6ri;regnatafoeminis. Vnam Hcrculifcxus eiusgeriitamferu^^ 

 ob idqp gratidrem pf accipuo regno doriatam , Ab ea deducentes origiriem imperitant 



^ccc.oppidis,pedituni cI,M.elepharitis quingetisPoft hanc trecentaru urbium Syrieni, 

 Deranga;,Pofinga^3uzx,Gooiarci,Vmbrar,Nere^,Branco(i,Nobundar,Cocond^ 



10 Nefei,Pedatritac,Salobriafas,Oloftra2 Patalam infulam attinoentes: a cuius extremb lit 



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ad Cafpias portas xviiLXxv.M.produntunHiric deinde accoliint Indii aducrfiirii 

 denti demoriftratione Amatac,BolingaE,GalitaIute,Dimufi,Meoari,Ordaba' M 



fa;.AbhisVri,Silcni:moxdefertain cclM.p. Qiribusexupefatis Oroana^^, Aba 



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ta2,Sibara?,Suerta2:&: ab ijs folitudines prioribus pares.Dein Safdpiiaoes,Sof oa?, Ba 



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dit5.Montani fuper hosCaucafo fubiedi,S6leada?,S6ndr^,tranforefsis9 Indu,&: 



cuaicodecurreatib.SarriarabfiW,Sambruceni,Brifabritc,Orfii,Anh'xerii,Taxil2c,cuni 



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20 colaitae, Arfagalitae,Geretx, Afoi, Etenini plericp ab occidete non Indo amnedetermii* 



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Ltimo fine Cophctc fluuid,qua2 omnia Ariof uni efle alijs placet* Necnon 3c Ny 



fam urbem phdcp Indi^ afcribunt,mdritcmq? Merum Libcro patri facrum:uride 

 origo fabulacjouis foemine editum : Item Afpagonas gentem,uitis,& iauri,&: buxi, pb 

 morumqp omniumin Gra^cia nafcentium fertilem, Qusc memoranda &:prope fabulb^ 

 fa,de fertilitate tcrra[?,ac genere frugum arborumqp^aut ferarum aut uolucrum & aiid 



duntur,fuis qua:cp locis in reliqua parte opcris comemorabuntuf . Qi^ 



(atrapix mox paul6,ad Taprobanen infulam feftinante animo.Sed ante fiiric 



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alix,Patale,quani .fignificauimus,iri ipils faucibus Indi triquetra figura ccxx. M.pafll 

 iatitudinc^Extra biliiim Indi,Chryfe,S: Argyrac,fef tiles metallis,ut credo. Nam quo J 

 aliqui tradidere, aurcum argenteumqp ijs folum efTe haud facile crediderim ; Ab i]s x> 

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TAprobanen alterum orbem terf arum e{Ie,diu exiftimatum eft, Antichthonum ajj 

 pellatione.VtIiqueretirifuIameire,AlexandriMaoniactasrescjppra!ftitere»Onc^ 

 Ccritus eius praefcdus , clepnantbs ibi niaiores bellicofioresqj quani in India gigni (cri^ 



pfit:Megafthencsfluminediuidi,iricolas^ Pal^6g6ncs appeliari,auri niargaritarum 

 46 grandium fertiliores ^ Indos.Eratbfthcnes SC menfuram prodiditlongitudinis vij 



ftad Jatitudinis v,M,nec urbes cftc,fcd uicbs (cptingeritos.Iricipit ab Eoo maf i,inter of 



tumbcca{iimcpfoiisIndia?prxterita,&quoridamcrcditaxx.diefumnauigationcaPrai 

 Canaoentedi(lare:mox,quia papyraceisnauibus armameritiscpNihpcterctuf^adno#v.jj;^^^/g 



ftrarum riauium curfus,vtj.dieruni iriteruallb taxatb.Mare intcrcft uadofum,!! 

 ampliusaititudinispa{sibus,fedceftis canalibus adeoprofundum , utnullac ancora:^ fi^ 

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Cauent a folftitio maxinic c.dies,tunc illo mari hyberno» Hadcnus a 



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