Indian antiquities [electronic resource] : or, dissertations, relative to the ancient geographical divisions, the pure system of primeval theology, the grand code of civil laws, the original form of government, and the various and profound literature, of Hindostan. Compared, throughout, with the religion, laws, government, and literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The whole intended as introductory to, and illustrative of, the history of Hindostan, upon a comprehensive scale.
1793
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Indian antiquities [electronic resource] : or, dissertations, relative to the ancient geographical divisions, the pure system of primeval theology, the grand code of civil laws, the original form of government, and the various and profound literature, of Hindostan. Compared, throughout, with the religion, laws, government, and literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The whole intended as introductory to, and illustrative of, the history of Hindostan, upon a comprehensive scale.
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Indian antiquities. Vol. 1-5
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London : printed for the author; and sold by W. Richardson, under the Royal-Exchange, M.DCC.XCIV. [1793-1794]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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5v.,plates : maps ; 8⁰.
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Dedications signed: Thomas Maurice.
Pagination continuous but occasionally irregular and faulty, as is the register.
Vols.1, 3 dated 1793; vol.2 undated; Vol.4 dated 1794, with an additional list of subscribers; Vol.5 dated 1794.
Another titlepage prefixed to vols.1-2, which reads: 'The history of Hindostan .. Section 1: containing Indian antiquities'.
Vols.6 and 7 issued 1796 and 1800.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Pagination continuous but occasionally irregular and faulty, as is the register.
Vols.1, 3 dated 1793; vol.2 undated; Vol.4 dated 1794, with an additional list of subscribers; Vol.5 dated 1794.
Another titlepage prefixed to vols.1-2, which reads: 'The history of Hindostan .. Section 1: containing Indian antiquities'.
Vols.6 and 7 issued 1796 and 1800.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T88516.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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