Note 277 — THE TRAVELS OF RABBI BENJAMIN OF TUDELA. (continued 2)
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Mr. Asher has first given a clear and intelligible translation of the names of the different countries who traded to Alexandria; and he observes that, in drawing it up, Benjamin probably follows some list of the fontecchi, or hostelries of the merchants of different nations, made for the use of captains arriving there. [277]