 Historically in Greco-Roman geography, "Africa" meant Ancient Libya, and its eastern extent was taken to be around Marmarica, at the "Catabathmus Magnus", placing Egypt in Asia entirely.The idea of Egypt being an "African" country seems to develop in around the mid-19th century; the term "Africa" was classically reserved for what is now known as the Maghreb, to the explicit exclusion of Egypt, but with the exploration of Africa the shape of the African landmass (and Egypt's "natural" inclusion in that landmass) became apparent.In 1806, William George Browne still titled his travelogue "Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria".