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line which passes through Agadez from Germa ; whence some little deduc- 
tion should be made from the aggregate distance of 37 days, or 705 miles ; 
and I have therefore taken 700 as the general line of distance from Germa 
to Ghana. 
Mr. Matra was told, at Morocco, that Ghinny (Ghana of Edrisi) was 40 
journies from Kabra, the port of Tombuctoo, along the bank of the Niger. 
These, taken at the caravan rate between Fezzan and Egypt; Morocco 
and Jarra ; &c. that is at 16,3 per day, produce 652 G. miles. The inter- 
section of this line with that from Germa, places Ghana in lat. 16° 10', Ion. 
13° 2' E of Greenwich ; in which position it stands at 760 miles from the 
city of Benin, on the coast of Guinea.* 
De Barros says, that when the Portugueze first explored the Coast of 
Guinea (about 1469) the king of Benin held his kingdom of the king of 
Ogane, as his superior lord ; and that ambassadors were sent accordingly, to 
obtain a confirmation of his authority. The distance of Ogane (doubtless 
meant for Ghana) from Benin, was stated to be 250 leagues of Portugal ; 
which being of 18 to a degree, are equal to about 833 G. miles. And if from 
these we deduct 4- for the inflections of the road, there remain 740 for the 
direct line ; which, as the reader will perceive, is very near the former result. 
Thus the determination'of this important point, appears satisfactory. t 
Before I speak further concerning Ghana and Melli, with a view to 
identify them with the same countries mentioned by Leo, it will be proper to 
close the line of distance eastward to Nubia. 
Between Ghana on the west, and Dongola on the eastjj the interval on 
* By some oversight, Ghana is placed in the map, too far to the east, by 8 minutes of 
longitude. 
t I cannot learn with any degreeof certainty, from whence the nameGuiNEA, applied 
to the SW coast of Africa, is derived. Some have supposed it to be from the capital or 
country of the superior monarch, in the interior of the continent ; but it is certain that 
the same name is applied by Sanuto (in 1588) to the coast bet^vecn the river Gambia and 
Cape Mesurada. But Sanuto may have taken the idea from Leo, who was in an error 
with respect to the matter of Guinea, at large. 
X Placed as above on the authority of Mr. Bruce. 
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