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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. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ's Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.

Title
The voyage of Nearchus [electronic resource] : 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. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ's Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Author
Arrian.
Publication
London : printed for T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell) in the Strand, MDCCXCVII. [1797]

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Description
xv,[1],530,[2]p.,plates : ill.,port.,maps; 4⁰.
Uniform Title
Indica. English
Alternative Title
Indica.
Subject
  • Arrian. > Early works to 1800
  • Nearchus, of Crete, -approximately 312 B.C. > Early works to 1800
  • Navigation > Early works to 1800
  • Voyages and travels > Early works to 1800
  • Asia, Central > Historical geography > Early works to 1800
  • Southeast Asia > Historical geography > Early works to 1800
Note
  • With a final errata leaf.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642405221
  • ECCO1-T137592
Author
Arrian.
Title
The voyage of Nearchus [electronic resource] : 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. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ's Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Imprint
London : printed for T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell) in the Strand, MDCCXCVII. [1797]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T137592.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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