41. The promontory of Papica is Goaphat, or Gopinath Point.
42. Another gulf.—This is the Gulf of Cambay.
42. Baeones is Piram Island opposite the mouth of the Narbada (21° 36′ N., 72° 21′ E.), as shown on the following map. Diu Island, the modern Portuguese possession, preferred by Vincent, does not conform to the sailing-course of the Periplus, as shown by Müller (I, 290).
According to the Imperial Gazetteer, XX, 149–150, it is a reef of rock partly covered by brown sand, and is surrounded by rocky reefs rising to the surface from a depth of 60 to 70 feet. To avoid the tide-currents, chopping sea and sunken reefs, boats have still to follow the course toward the Narbada, as described in the Periplus.
