ROBERTSON, WILLIAM.

An Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which 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. With an Appendix, containing Observations on the Civil Policy - The Laws and Judicial Proceedings - the Arts - the Sciences - and Religious Institutions.

London, A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1791.

4to. Contemp. full calf. Spine gilt and rubbed.Titlelabel in leather with gilt lettering. Fronthinge nearly detached and backhinge starting. Corners bumped. XII,364,(12) pp. and 2 large folded engraved map (Map of the Southeast part of Asia - Map of the Southeast part of Asia according to Ptolemy. One map with a small tear to folding, no loss. Titlepage with tears, repaired with tape, leaving some brown tracts.

First edition of Robertson's final work in which he explored the commercial and cultural connections of India and the West from ancient times to the end of the fifteenth century.

Order-nr.: 45716