‎NEHRU (Jawaharlal)‎
‎The Discovery of India.‎

‎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. With an Appendix, Observations on the Civil Policy - the Laws and Judicial Proceedings - the Arts - the Sciences - and Religious Institutions, on the Indians. By William Robertson, Principal of the University and Histographapher to his Majesty for Scotland. The Second Edition, with the author's last corrections and additions.‎

‎London, Printed for A. Straham and T. Cadell, and E. Balfour at Edinburgh, and sold by T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies successors to Mr. Cadell, 1794 1 volume in-8 (22,5 x 14 cm) de VI-(1)-441-(21) pages. 2 grandes cartes géographiques dépliantes. Reliure de l'époque (vers 1800) veau raciné, dos lisses richement ornés, pièces de titre de maroquin rouge, pastille de maroquin noir mosaïquée avec fleurette dorée, tranches citron, roulette dorée sur les coupes. Reliure de très belle facture, probablement anglaise. Infimes frottements, sinon très fraîches reliures, intérieur également très frais imprimé sur beau papier, sans rousseurs notables. A noter une petite brûlure du cuir sur un mors (coulure acide) sans gravité. Texte en anglais. The Second edition La première édition de ce texte date de 1791 (même éditeur). 'In his sixty-eighth year the perusal of Major James Rennell's 'Memoir on the Map of Hindustan' (1793) set Robertson again to work, and within a year, encouraged by Gibbon, he brought out his 'Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which the Antients had of India .' The book concluded with a wise hope that the account 'of the early and high civilisation of India, and of the wonderful progress of its inhabitants in elegant arts and useful science, may have some influence upon the behaviour of Europeans towards that people.' L'ouvrage est divisé en 4 sections plus un important appendice et des notes : Intercourse with India, from the earliest Times, until the Conquest of Egypt by the Romans. Intercourse with India, from the establishment of the Roman Dominion in Egypt, to the Conquest of that Kingdom by the Mahomedans. Intercourse with India, from the Conquest of Egypt by the Mahomedans, to the Discovery of the Passage by the Cape of Good Hope, and the Establishment of the Portugese Dominion in the East. General observations. Ces recherches historiques sur l'Inde ancienne sont estimées. Il s'agit du dernier ouvrage de l'auteur. On y trouve notamment un intéressant chapitre sur le commerce de la soie. La première traduction française date de 1792. Provenance : Ex libris gravé monogramme non identifié. Très bel exemplaire conservé dans sa première et très fine reliure en veau raciné‎

‎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 P...‎

‎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.‎

‎India in the Fifteenth Century being a collection of Narratives of Voyages to India in the century preceding the Portuguese discovery of the Cape of Good Hope from Latin, Persian, Russian, and Italian sources‎

‎New Delhi - Madras, Asian Educational Services 1992 In-8 22,5 x 13,5 cm. Reliure éditeur simili-cuir bordeaux, report auteur & titre dorés sur le dos et le premier plat de couverture, XC-49-39-32-10 pp., index. Exemplaire en très bon état.‎

‎Texte en anglais. Contient : Narrative of the Voyage de Abd-er-Razzak, The Travels of Nicolo Conti in the East in the early part of the Fifteenth Century, The Travels os Athanasius Nikitin, The Journey of Hieronimo di Santa Stefano. Très bon état d’occasion ‎