The History of the Holy Bible Contained in the Old and New Testament and the Apocrypha. With the Lives, Travels and Sufferings of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the Apostles. Extracted from Sacred Scriptures, the Holy Fathers, and Other Ecclesiastical Writers. Interspersed throughout with Morals and Exhortations for the better Government of our Actions in all stations of life by The Whole originally designed by Richard Blome, cosmographer to Her Late Majesty Queen Anne. (Sieur de Royaumont and Doctor Anthony Horneck) - 1752

Printed (by His Majesty's Permission) for M Cooper, at The Globe, in Pater-Noster-Row, London, 1752. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full title: The History of the Holy Bible Contained in the Old and New Testament and the Apocrypha. With the Lives, Full title: The History of the Holy Bible Contained in the Old and New Testament and the Apocrypha. With the Lives, Travels and Sufferings of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the Apostles. Extracted from Sacred Scriptures, the Holy Fathers, and Other Ecclesiastical Writers. Interspersed throughout with Morals and Exhortations for the better Government of our Actions in all stations of life. Illustrated with Two Hundred and Sixty Historical Sculptures, and Maps, Accurately Delineated and engraved by the best Artists. Leather covers, decorated front and rear. Large volume (approx 42 x 27 x 8 cm), Banded, decorated spine with red spine label with words "Blome's History of the Holy Bible". Leather on front joint is partially cracked. Wear at spine-ends. Scuffed corners. Leather surfaces are rubbed. Bookplate on inner front cover (Alexander Stephenson Fetherstonhaugh). Contents are End-papers, Frontis, Title-page; The Preface to the Reader; Dissertations on the Books of the Old Testament; a Table of Time; Fold-out Map "Shewing ye Situation of Paradice and ye Country Inhabited by ye Patriarchs, design'd for the better understanding ye Sacred History" with short marginal tear; Of the Terrestrial Paradise, and the Countries Adjacent: with a dissertation on the travels of the Patriarchs from Adam to Jacob; Fold-out map "Of the Sacred Geography Taken from the Old and New Testament Containing most of the Then Known Parts of the World and by whom peopled" with inset map of "The Incampments of the Israelites in the Desert" with additional vertical creasing and ragged upper edge; Text in parallel columns; Plate facing each page of text; Non-paginated to plate 54; Fold-out map "Of the Holy Land, or Ye Travels of ye Children out of Egypt through the Red Sea and the Wilderness into Canaan" with a brief explanation; Text from plate 55 to 104; Fold-out map of "The City of Jerusalem" and description; Plate 105 and text to 174. Title-page for New Testament; Fold-out "Map of the Holy Land, divided into the XII Tribes of Israel"; The History of the Evangelists, including plates 1-4; Plate 5 and New Testament text to plate 84; Fold-out plate "The True Effigy of Raphael Urbin, that Painted the Cartoons in the Royal Palace of Hampton Court"; Fold-out map "The Land of Canaan, Travelled over by Our Saviour Jesus Christ and by His Apostles"; The Lives, Travels and Sufferings of the Apostles, including five fold-out plates, some with additional vertical creasing; A Historical Chronology of the Old and New Testament according to the Division of the Seven Periods or Ages of the World; End-paper. The pages are clean with some light foxing. There are a few short marginal tears. Text and body of engravings are unaffected. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 70215121003. 60% discount on books about trade unions and employment during early/mid April 2018. Prices shown include this discount. Discounts on other books may be available on request.. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations..