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Abdooli, value of the port of, as the chief station for the trade in ivory, p. 113 Acesines, at junction of, with Indus, Alexander builds a great city, p. 142 Ælanitic Gulf, ports on, Elath and Ezion-geber, p. 27 Africa, ships destined for the trade with, cleared Arabian Gulf before November, p. 113 —— largely supplies Rome with corn, horses, drugs, and with animals for the games, p. 179 Agricola, his wise government of Britain; the first, also, who sailed round the whole Island, p. 322 Aguado, a commission sent from Spain under the charge of, to examine into the affairs of Columbus, p. 600 Alexander the Great founds Alexandria, B.C. 331, with the view of connecting Eastern and Western commerce, p. 100 —— not a mere conqueror, but a great promoter of commerce and of civilization, pp. 134-137 —— is prevented from prosecuting his conquest of India by the mutiny of his Greek troops in Hyphasis (Setlege), p. 138 ——, Account of the fleet of, on the Indus, and of his conquests and of the voyage of Nearchus, as detailed by Arrian, pp. 138-143 ——, while dying, plans the conquest of Arabia, p. 146 ——, disruption of the empire of, on his death, B.C. 323, p. 147 Alexandria, Pharos, or lighthouse, at, the model for future buildings of the same kind, p. 58 Alexandria, course of Eastern trade thence, first by Arsinoe (Suez), then by Myos Hormus and Berenice, p. 101 ——, commerce of Rome with, chief items of, p. 177 Alfred the Great ascends the throne of England, A.D. 871, p. 347 —— finds England overrun by the Danes, and commences to create a Royal and Commercial Navy, pp. 349-50 —— justly called the "Father of the British Navy," p. 348 —— said to have sent Missions to the East, p. 351 —— orders the compilation of the "Winchester Book," the model of the later "Doomsday Book," p. 351 Amalfi, invention of mariner's compass traditionally, but erroneously, attributed to, p. 233 ——, settlements of the republic of, at Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria, p. 238 ——, its trade suppressed by the Pisans, A.D. 1137, p. 233 ——, remarks of Mr. Hallam on the singular history of, p. 234, note

Amasis, King, grants special privileges to the Greeks and founds the port of Naucratis, B.C. 556, p. 49

Amber, story of its first discovery, and curious anecdotes concerning the trade in, pp. 11, 12

Antwerp and Bruges take the lead in Flemish trade, pp. 417-18

Arabic language spoken for centuries at most ports between the Euphrates and Canton, p. 160

Aragon, gradual advance of the trade between it and Africa, p. 549