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Book/Printed Material Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian; being a translation of the fragments of the Indika of Megasthenês collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the first part of the Indika of Arrian,

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Title

  • Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian; being a translation of the fragments of the Indika of Megasthenês collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the first part of the Indika of Arrian,

Names

  • Megasthenes
  • Arrian
  • McCrindle, John Watson, 1825-1913
  • Schwanbeck, E. A.

Created / Published

  • Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, 1877.

Headings

  • -  India--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
  • -  India--Historical geography--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  "Reprinted (with additions) from the 'Indian antiquary,' 1876-77."
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • xi, 223 p. fold. map 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DS409 .M42 1877
  • DS409 .M42 1877a Preservation photocopy. North Manchester, IN : Heckman Bindery, 2004.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05014056

OCLC Number

  • 5314737

Online Format

  • pdf
  • online text
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Megasthenes, Arrian, John Watson McCrindle, and E. A Schwanbeck. Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian; being a translation of the fragments of the Indika of Megasthenês collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the first part of the Indika of Arrian. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, 1877. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05014056/.

APA citation style:

Megasthenes, Arrian, McCrindle, J. W. & Schwanbeck, E. A. (1877) Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian; being a translation of the fragments of the Indika of Megasthenês collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the first part of the Indika of Arrian. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05014056/.

MLA citation style:

Megasthenes, et al. Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian; being a translation of the fragments of the Indika of Megasthenês collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the first part of the Indika of Arrian. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink, 1877. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05014056/>.