The guidebook, often referred to by its Latin title, Periplus Maris Erythraei (Voyage Around the Erythraean Sea) describes maritime routes stretching thousands of miles south of Egypt, as far as Zanzibar.
Raamat kirjeldab mereteid, mis ulatusid tuhandeid kilomeetreid Egiptusest lõuna poole kuni Sansibarini välja.