Download or read book The Ancient Geography of India written by Alexander Cunningham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1871, this is a detailed geographical study of India's Buddhist period, up to the seventh century CE. Written by the influential archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham (1814-93), it draws on material ranging from the campaigns of Alexander the Great to the travels of the Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang.