History of India, in Nine Volumes : Vol. VI - From the First European Settlements to the Founding of the English East India Company

William Wilson Hunter

ISBN 10: 160520501X / ISBN 13: 9781605205014

Published by Cosimo Nov 2008, 2008

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Neuware - First published in 1906, this classic nine-volume history of the nation of India places it among the storied lands of antiquity, alongside Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia. Edited by American academic ABRAHAM VALENTINE WILLIAMS JACKSON (1862¿1937), professor of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University, it offers a highly readable narrative of the Indian people and culture through to the time of its publication, when the nation was still part of the British Empire.Volume VI, Part 1 of From the First European Settlements to the Founding of the English East India Company, by British scholar SIR WILLIAM WILSON HUNTER (1840-1900), features entertaining and enlightening treatments of:¿ the closing of the old trade paths¿ the quest for India by sea¿ the struggle between Christendom and Islam for the Indian seas¿ the Portuguese policy in the East¿ England¿s attempts to reach India in the 16th century¿ the constitution of the first English East Indian Company¿ and more.This beautiful replica of the 1906 first edition includes all the original illustrations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of India, in Nine Volumes : Vol. VI - From the First European Settlements to the Founding of the English East India Company
• Publisher: Cosimo Nov 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160520501X
• ISBN 13: 9781605205014
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 26D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 26 millimeters depth
• Weight: 762 grams

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First published in 1906, this classic nine-volume history of the nation of India places it among the storied lands of antiquity, alongside Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia. Edited by American academic ABRAHAM VALENTINE WILLIAMS JACKSON (1862-1937), professor of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University, it offers a highly readable narrative of the Indian people and culture through to the time of its publication, when the nation was still part of the British Empire. Volume VI, Part 1 of From the First European Settlements to the Founding of the English East India Company, by British scholar SIR WILLIAM WILSON HUNTER (1840-1900), features entertaining and enlightening treatments of: - the closing of the old trade paths - the quest for India by sea - the struggle between Christendom and Islam for the Indian seas - the Portuguese policy in the East - England's attempts to reach India in the 16th century - the constitution of the first English East Indian Company - and more. This beautiful replica of the 1906 first edition includes all the original illustrations.