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Robertson, William

An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India, and the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope

1791

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Year of publication
1791
Place of printing
London. A. Strahan and T. Cadell
Author
Robertson, William
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [28 x 23 cm]; xii, 364, [ii, index], [i, errata] pp, 2 large folding engraved maps, index, with the half-title page, appendices. contemporary cloth, spine title lettering, spine ends worn, light browning on outer margins of last few leaves, very good, interior clean and fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An important work, the best on India of the time. The American edition was published without the maps. Kress B2182. Cox I, 304, Goldsmith 14602.