The commerce and navigation of the ancients in the Indian Ocean
By: William Vincent.
Contributors: Vincent, William, 1739-1815.; Vincent, William, 1739-1815.
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Subjects: Nearchus, of Crete, d. ca. 312 B.C. -- Travel; Arrian; Periplus Maris Erythraei; Geography, Ancient -- Early works to 1800; Classical geography -- Early works to 1800; Navigation -- History -- Early works to 1800; Commerce -- History -- Early works to 1800; Indian Ocean -- Navigation -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807 (Strahan and Preston)
Vol. 1 first issued in 1797 under title: Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates; v. 2: first issued in two parts, 1800-05, under title: Periplus of the Erythrean Sea.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian and illustrated by authorities ancient and modern, containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean to which are added three dissertations; title: v. 2. The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea, containing an account of the navigation of the ancients: pt. 1. From the sea of Suez to the coast of Zanguebar, with dissertations.