Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.32

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Thus there is hardly any doubt that to the author of the *Periplus* Chryse is closely associated with the Gangetic region. The last sentence in the first passage may be taken to imply a direct voyage to Chryse, but it is at least very doubtful. Besides, it is to be remembered, that the author of the *Periplus* himself says that the coasting voyage was the order of the day, and he narrates the striking discovery by Hippalus of a direct voyage to the west coast of India from African shore.¹ It is difficult to believe that the author would not have referred to a direct voyage from the Coromandel coast to the Far East, if such a course was known in his time, at least in passage No. 1. quoted above.