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The Commerce and Navigation of the Ancients in the Indian Ocean (2 Vols-Set)

William Vincent, AES, 1998, Reprint, 1370 p, 2 Vols, maps, ISBN : 81-206-1090-3, $149.00 (Includes free airmail shipping)
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Contents: Vol. I. The Voyage of Nearchus : From the Indus to the Euphrates: I. Preliminary disquisitions: 1. Introduction. 2. Character and designs of Alexander. 3. Alexandria. 4. Country at the sources of the Indus. 5. Survey of the Empire. 6. Geography; Pliny, Ptolemy, d’Anville, Rennell. 7. Dates. 8. Monsoons. Hippalus; Ptolemy; Marcian; Arrian, author of the Periplus. 9. Itinerary measures. 10. Defence of the authenticity of the journal. II. From Nicaea to the mouth of the Indus: 1. Geography of the Panje-ab, or country on the five Eastern sources of the Indus; wealth of the people; population. 2. Order of the five rivers. 3. Oxydracae, Malli, Abastani, Ossadii. 4. Sogdi, at Behker. 5. Musicanus, Oxykanus, Sambus in Sewee, or Sihwan. 6. Pattala and the Pattalene; Tatta considered both as a province and the delta of the Indus. 7. Progress of Alexander to the Westward. III. Course from the Indus to Cape Jask: 1. Coast of the Arabies, or Arabitae. 2. Coast of the Oritae. 3. Coast of the Icthuophagi. 4. Dissertations. IV. Gulph of Persia: 1. Karmania. 2. Persis. 3. Susis, or Susiana: Tigris, Euphrates, Euleus, and Pasitigris. Sequel to the voyage of Nearchus. On the site of Opis. Appendix.

Vol. II. The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea: I. Preliminary disquisitions: 1. Introduction. 2. Account of the Periplus. 3. Homer. 4. Herodotus. 5. Ctesias. 6. Iambulus. 7. Agatharchides. 8. Hippalus. 9. Age of the Periplus. 10. Intercourse with India. II: Introduction. 1. Muos Hormus. 2. Berenike. 3. Inland navigation to Koptus. 4. Ptolemais Theron. 5. Adooli, Abyssinia. 6. Dirae, Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb. 7. Abalites. 8. Malao. 9. Moondns. 10. Mosyllon. 11. Niloptolemeon. 12. Marts, Tapatege, Daphnona Mikron, Elephas Prom. Rivers, Elephas, Daphnona Megan, or Acannai. 13. Tabai. 14. Opone. 15. Apokopa. 16. Little coast, great coast. 17. Serapion, Nikon, seven rivers. 18. The new canal or Mombaca. 19. Rhapta, or Quiloa. 20. Menoothesias, or Zanguebar Islands. 21. Prasum of Ptolemy. 22. Menoothias of Ptolemy. 23. Limit of ancient discovery. 24. Herodotus. 25. Ptolemy. 26. Discoveries of the Portuguese, Covilham, Marco Polo. 27. Voyages of Diaz and Gama. 28. Arabian settlers, ancient and modern on the coast of Zanguebar. III. Arabia: 1. Introduction. 2. Leuke Kome. 3. Petra, Kingdom of Idumea, Nabatheans. 4. Voyages distinguished in the Periplus. 5. The compass. 6. Wealth of Arabia. 7. Thamudeni and Canraites. 8. Burnt Island, Moosa, Coast of Yemen. 9. Expedition of Elius Gallus. 10. Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, ancient navigation of Sesostris. 11. Aden. 12. Arrangement of the Coast of Arabia on the ocean. 13. Kane. 14. Bay Sakhalites, Hadramaut. 15. Dioskorida, or Socotra. 16. Moskha, and Omana. 17. Islands of Zenobius, or Curia Muria. 18. Sarapis, or Mazeira. 19. Islands of Kalaius, or Suadi. 20. Islands of Papias. 21. Sabo, Assabo, or Mocandon. 22. Teredon, Apologus, or Oboleh. 23. Oriental commerce by the Gulph of Persia. 24. Cairo. 25. Crusades. 26. Gerrha. 27. Mineans. 28. Antiquity of oriental commerce. 29. Conclusion. IV. India: 1. Introduction. 2. Course from Oman in Arabia up the Gulph of Persia, or to Karmania. 3. Omana in Karmania. 4. Course to the Indus. 5. Scindi, Minnagara, Barbarike. 6. Cutch, Guzerat, Barugaza. 7. Kingdom of Bactria, Tagara, Plithana, Ozene, Dekan. 8. Ariake or Concan, the Pirate Coast, Akabaroos, Oopara or Supara, Kalliena or Bombay, Semulla, Mandagora, Palaipatmai, Melizeigara, Toparon, Turannos-boas, Sesekreienai, Aigidii, Kainitai, Leuke. 9. Limurike or Canara, Naoora, Tundis, Nelkunda, Ela-Bakare. 10. Kingdom of Pandion. 11. Hippalus, and the Moonsoon. 12. Balita, Comarei, Kolkhi, pearl fishery. 13. Ceylon. Sequel to the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea. Dissertations. Appendix.

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