Antiquities of the Jews. History of the Jewish Nation by Joseph Flavius. Translated into French by Andilly ‘Arnauld D. Amsterdam 1700.
[28], 758, [26] pages. 33 cm. Quality paper. Owner stamps
Hundreds of copperplate engravings depicting the wars of the Jews and Jewish history. In addition to a large, impressive copperplate engraving, 38×32 cm., made entirely of 16 miniatures of the work in the Holy Temple. In addition to three large, folded maps that are not listed by Laor:
1. Carte de la Terre Sainte. Map of the Holy Land. 37×32 cm.
2. Carte des Quatre Grandes Monarchies. Map of the four great monarchies. Large-long 32×70 cm.
3. Iter Per Desertum Nec. Map of the Israelites’ journey in the Sinai Desert and the tribal division of the land. 28×32 cm. By Pazzi Giuseppe.
Original, impressive leather binding with gold embossing. Repair to the joint in the front cover and spine. Minimal light worming marks on the binding [not affecting the book]. Artistic, colored cut leaves. Repaired tear in the original fold of the copperplate engraving with the miniatures. Other than the binding, the book is in very fine condition.