The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c7.62

c7.62

The author of the Periplus (A.D. 80) and the geographer Ptolemy (A.D. 130) mention the articles of trade brought from India, and especially from South-India in their days: beryls, spices, muslins, precious stones, cottons, etc. They tell us of the Godavari and Bhīma rivers; of Masulipatam (Māsolia, Mesolus); of Gūḍūr near Masulipatam and Kanchikacharla on the Krishna river (Koddura, Kontakossyla Emporium); of the port of Korkai (Kolchoi); of the Vindhya mountain range (Vindirs); of Travancore, known by its ancient name Purali (Paralia); of Karuvūr on the Kāvērī river; of the beryl mines at Padiyūr in the Chēra kingdom, which were called by the name of the old tract in which they were situated, viz., the Padināḍu (Pounnāta); of Pālūr in Ganjam (Pālūra); and of many other places.