VINCENT. William. Voyage de Néarque, des bouches de l'Indus jusqu'à l'Euphrate. Paris. Maradan. an VIII (1800). 3 volumes in-8, half blond basane, ornate smooth spines, havana titles and corners in green vellum. First edition of the French translation, illustrated with 9 plates. Nearchus, a famous Cretan navigator of the 4th century B.C., was an admiral of Alexander and sailed the Indian Ocean, seeking to establish secure communications.