VINCENT (William). Voyage of Nearchus from the mouths of the - Lot 98

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VINCENT (William). Voyage of Nearchus from the mouths of the - Lot 98
VINCENT (William). Voyage of Nearchus from the mouths of the Indus to the Euphrates. Paris, Impr. de la République, year VIII (1800). Large in-4°, raked calf, gilt garland framing the boards, very ornate smooth spine (contemporary binding). First French edition, translated from English by Billecocq. This account of the Greek navigator Nearchus is illustrated with a portrait of Alexander the Great by Tardieu, 6 beautiful folding maps of Asia Minor engraved by Tardieu after Aubert, an astronomical plate of the rising constellations and a table of comparison between Arrien, Ptolemy and Marcian. A large table of contents completes this interesting expedition to the Indian Sea. Finely executed restorations to the hinges.
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