The commerce and navigation of the ancients in the Indian Ocean

Author(s)

• Vincent, William

Bibliographic Information

The commerce and navigation of the ancients in the Indian Ocean

by William Vincent

Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807

• v. 1
• v. 2

Other Title

Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates

Periplus of the Erythrean Sea

Note

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

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• 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
• v. 2. The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea, containing an account of the navigation of the ancients

Details

• NCID: BA55066737
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: enggrc
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 672.2
  • NDC9 : 292.409
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Indian Ocean -- Navigation -- Early works to 1800