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The book and its puzzle Stephanie Dalley, The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Illustrated, with notes, bibliography and index. Stephanie Dalley’s book is the most sustained attempt yet…

The volume is structured chronologically and thematically, reflecting the traditional "high politics" approach of its era. It opens with the early European maritime expansion, detailing the Portuguese, Dutch, French, and English forays into the Indian Ocean.