[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871) › c12.3 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c12.3 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c12.3 - **Language:** English ### [c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c12.3) 1st. Upon a line drawn from Hierapolis on the Euphrates to the stone tower he converted road distance into measurement upon the map at a uniform reduction of 1 in 11½ instead of 1 in 8, or perhaps, which would be more accurate upon so long a line, of 1 in 7. - [Previous: c12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c12.2) - [Next: c12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c12.4) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c12.3) · Pramāṇa