What Is Meant Periplus?

1 : a voyage or a trip around something (as an island or a coast) : circuit, circumnavigation. 2 : an account of a circumnavigation.

What is meant by Periplus Class 12?

Periplus is a Greek word. It means sailing around or sea voyage. Periplus of the Erythraean Sea throws light on sea trade of early India.

What is a Periplus and what is its purpose?

A periplus (/ˈpɛrɪplʌs/), or periplous, is a manuscript document that lists the ports and coastal landmarks, in order and with approximate intervening distances, that the captain of a vessel could expect to find along a shore.