A. The Northern celestial Pole in the zenith. A B. The axis of the heavens in perpendicular position. C D. The axis of the Earth in perpendicular position. I I I I. The abode of the supreme God, or gods. 2, 3, 4. Europe, Asia, and the known portion of Africa. 5 5 5. The Earth-surrounding equatorial Ocean-river. 6 6 6. The abode of disembodied human souls. 7 7 7 7. The abode of demons. C. Location of submerged Eden. C A. "The Strength of the Hill of Sion."
PRESIDENT OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY, AUTHOR OF "ANFANGSGRÜNDE DER LOGIK," "EINLEITUNG IN DIE SYSTEMATISCHE THEOLOGIE," "THE TRUE KEY TO ANCIENT COSMOLOGY AND MYTHICAL GEOGRAPHY," ETC., ETC.
WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SIXTH EDITION
BOSTON
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street
The Riverside Press, Cambridge
[1885]
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