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

By:

William Robertson

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History

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William Robertson (1721–93), Principal of the University of Edinburgh and historiographer to His Majesty for Scotland, published this work in 1791. Already famous for a History of Scotland, which went into many editions, and a History of America, Robertson aimed to synthesise all earlier western accounts of the subcontinent from classical times to the sixteenth century. Beginning with a consideration of the practical difficulties facing explorers from Europe and Africa who headed east, Robertson discusses the (legendary) Pharaoh Sesostris of Egypt, Alexander the Great, and Roman military incursions into, and trade with, India, before turning to the Portuguese, Spanish, French and English explorers of the early modern period, furnishing his account with copious source notes. A long appendix then describes 'the genius, the manners, and institutions of the people of India, as far as they can be traced from the earliest ages to which our knowledge of them extends'.

Release date Australia

April 26th, 2012

Author

William Robertson

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

2 maps

Pages

396

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History

Dimensions

210x297x21

ISBN-13

9781108046565

Product ID

19772652

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