A dissertation on the origin and progress of the Scythians or Goths. Being an introduction to the ancient and modern history of Europe / By John Pinkerton.

  • John Pinkerton
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1787
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    Translation. /« defcrtblng Afta, after Cappadocia^ Armtniay Albania^ Iberia* and ties in Pentus, he proceeds to the Nations on the Scythic Ocean. Now, having defcribed the Inner parts of Afia, my mind paffes the Riphsan mountains, and traces the ihore of the Ocean on the right hand. Which wafhing Afia on three points of heaven, is called Scythic on tlie north ; Eoan on the eaft ; Indian on the fouth ; and is varioufly divided into many lelfer names from it’s bays, and the inhabitants of it’s fliores. But a great portion of Ahaexpofed to the north, by the injury of a rigid ftar, has vaft folitudes. From the extreme north toward the north-eaft are Scythae. Without them, and beyond the beginnings of the north, fome place the Hyperborei, whom more afcribe to Europe. Thence ■firft is known the promontory of Celtica Lytarmis, and the river Carambucis, where, burdened with the force of the liars, the chain of Riphaean mountains fails. 1 here we have reports of Arimphxh, a nation not diifimilar to the Hyperborei . ... Beyond them (cn the right, or eafi) are the Scythx% Cimmerii, Ciflian- thi, Georgi, and Amazons. Thefe reach to the Caf- pian and Hyrcanian fea. For it burfts out of the Scythic ocean into the back parts of Alia ... It burlls in by narrow mouths but of great length. ^ He then dcfcribes the Cafpian, Media* Hyrcania* and nations on Eoan Ocean, Seres, 6i:c.] Remarks. Piiny’.vS geography of the north is here given, as the moll full and curious of all antiquity. It is furpriling that Pliny’s whole geography has not been printed Icparatc, as fir fuperior to that of Mela and others. Indeed an edition of Pliny by a fociety of literati is much wanted ; for Harduln, the latcll editor, was of all nien the moll unlit for the talk, being ralh and wrong- jieadcd to a monllrous degree. I he bounds of ancient knowlege on the Weft and Souih are lixt and clear. On the Fall D’ Anville has 2
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