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The annexed Map (Plate VII.) is designed to indicate the
divisions of the Ancient World as determined by the Raw
Materials principally produced and employed in them for
weaving.
The Red division produced Sheeps'-Wool and Goats'-Hair :
also Beavers'-Wool in the portion of this division, which lies to
the North of the Mediterranean Sea, and of the rivers Padus
and Ister : and Camels'-Wool and Camels'-Hair in the portion
lying South-East of a line drawn through the coast of Syria.
The nations to the North of this division clothed themselves in
skins, furs, and felt.
The Yellow at the Eastern corner indicates the commencement
of the vast Region, unknown to the Ancients, the
inhabitants of which clothed themselves in Silk.
The Green indicates the countries, all low and bordering on
rivers, in which the cloth manufactured was chiefly Linen.
The Brown is designed to show the cultivation of Hemp in
the low country to the North of the Euxine Sea, and probably
in other places, North of the Red division, which were adapted
for its growth.
Lastly, the Blue, which is the colour of the Baharein Isles
and of India, shows that the inhabitants of these countries
have from time immemorial clothed themselves in Cotton.