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RECHERCHES HISTORIQUES SUR LA CONNOISSANCE QUE LES ANCIENS AVOIENT DE L'INDE ET SUR LES PROGRES DU COMMERCE AVEC CETTE PARTIE DU MONDE AVANT LA DECOUVERTE DU PASSAGE PAR LE CAP DE BONNE-ESPERANCE [...]. TRADUIT DE L'ANGLOIS [...].
by ROBERTSON, William
Paris; 1792
Size 5 by 8 1/4"
viii-536 pp.; 2 maps
First French edition. (1st English - 1791) on the knowledge Ancients had about India and the commercial relations with the country before the first voyage around the Cape of Good Hope by Vasco de Gama in 1498.
The Appendix contains information about arts, sciences, religious institutions, etc.
Illustrated with 2 folding maps of the Southeast Asia (one after Ptolemy).
By the Scottish historian and anthropologist W. Robertson (1721-1793), Principal of the University of Edinburgh.
- Ref. Cox I:304.
- Provenance: Albert Prion (manuscript entry).
19th-century red paper cardboard binding, gilt-titled flat spine, marbled edges
Good condition, inner margin of title strengthened, minor foxing
Text in French
Reserve: $221.00
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by ROBERTSON, William
Paris; 1792
Size 5 by 8 1/4"
viii-536 pp.; 2 maps
First French edition. (1st English - 1791) on the knowledge Ancients had about India and the commercial relations with the country before the first voyage around the Cape of Good Hope by Vasco de Gama in 1498.
The Appendix contains information about arts, sciences, religious institutions, etc.
Illustrated with 2 folding maps of the Southeast Asia (one after Ptolemy).
By the Scottish historian and anthropologist W. Robertson (1721-1793), Principal of the University of Edinburgh.
- Ref. Cox I:304.
- Provenance: Albert Prion (manuscript entry).
19th-century red paper cardboard binding, gilt-titled flat spine, marbled edges
Good condition, inner margin of title strengthened, minor foxing
Text in French
Reserve: $221.00
Shipping:
Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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1792 ANCIENT HISTORY of INDIA antique ILLUSTRATED w/ MAPS 18th CENTURY in FRENCH
$221.00
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