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Prideaux, Humphrey. Histoire des Juifs et des peuples voisins. Depuis la décadence des Royaumes d’Israël et de Juda jusqu’à la mort de Jésus-Christ. Traduite de l’Anglois. Nouvelle édition.

With engr. frontispiece „Judée Captive“, engr. portrait of Prideaux on plate, 9 engr. folding maps or plans, and 2 engr. plates . XXXIX, (1), 387, (1) pp.; (4), 426, (2) pp. 4to. Somewhat later half calf (edges rubed, corners bumped). – Amsterdam, Henri du Sauzet, 1744.

French translation of the important Jewish history by the English Archeologist and Hebraist Humphrey Prideaux (1648–1724). Prideaux’ history was first published in 1716, the French translation for the first time in Amsterdam in 1728 in 6 small volumes. All maps and plates present according the list at the end of the introduction to vol. I. The ground plan of the Jerusalem temple is accompanied bei IV pp. of explanation. – Brunet IV, 872. – Heavier browning towards the end of vol. II, especially to the three folding maps at the end. Still good in all. – Best.-Nr. 18409