Excerpt from A Sketch of Ancient Geography: For the Use of Schools T HE north of Europe, the east of Asia, the south and middle of Africa, and the whole of America, were nu known to the ancients. The Romans knew only the name of Ireland, which they called Hibernia. Alex ander of Macedon did not' penetrate beyond the In dian Ocean. It is not certain, though probable, that the Phenicians sailed round the coast of Africa. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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