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APPENDIX. 
The position of Ghana (or Ginny according to Mr. Matra), at 40 joumies 
to the eastward of Tombuctoo, has been already detailed, in page lix. And 
this is, no doubt, the Ginea intended by those, from whom Leo collected his 
information respecting the country itself, whose g£ography he has so much 
erred in. 
The kingdom of Melli had been reported to Cadamosta, when he made 
inquiries concerning the interior of Africa, about the year 1455. He was 
told that Tombuctoo, (whose general position was not ill described to him, 
at about 60 journies inland from Arguin,*} was supplied with mineral salt 
from Tegazza, 40 journies to the westward. That the same salt mine sup- 
plied Melli, 30 journies beyond Tombuctoo, the salt passing through the 
latter place.t (We must here suppose that the capital of Melli, called by the 
same name as the country, is meant as the term of this journey). Hence we 
should naturally look for Melli on the eastward of Tombuctoo, as will pre- 
sently appear, and not on the SW, as is expressed in Astley,+ No doubt, 
SE was meant : for Edrisi has a city of the name of Malel, at 10 journies 
to the south of Berissa, § and 1 2 from the city of Ghana : and this position 
actually falls at 30 journies to the E S E of Tombuctoo ; agreeing to the dis- 
tance reported by Cadamosta. 
But Edrisi does not call the country Melli, but Lamlem. However, it can 
be no other than the Melli of Leo, and Cadamosta : for Edrisi says (p. 8 and 
11), that it is situated to the south of Ghana and Berissa, and has on the east 
the country of Wangara (Vancara), which agrees to the tract in which Malel 
is situated. Hartmann supposes, (p. 39,} with great appearance of truth, 
that Lamlem is a transposition of Melli : and I have met with similar in- 
stances in the translation of Arabic words and numbers. Thus Leo's ideas 
were evidently wrong, respecting the situations of Ghana and Melli; which 
lie to the eastward of Tombuctoo, although he places them to the west. 
* He was told that Hoden or Whaden, was 70 leagues east of Arguin, and Tegazza/ 
six journies from Hoden. Tombuctoo was 40 days from thence. Astley, Vol. i. p. 20, 
and 577, 578. f Astley, Vol. i. p. 578. Some Remarks on the Salt Mines are 
added, at the end of this Chapter. J lb. Vol. ii. p. 74, 
§ Berissa is 12 journies west of Ghana, Edrisi. 
