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Haarlem, J. Bosch, [not before 1745] 2 vol., 4to: engr. title-xx-[2]-451, viii-478-[24]-238-[4] pp.; 6 pl. (occ. spotting, clear marg damp stain quire 3A-3C in vol. 2). Contemp. vellum, ink-titled flat spines (sl. soiled). Reissue of the Amsterdam edition by M. Schagen (1736-1737) with the same engr. title but new typographical title (with "Haarlem, Jan Bosch" imprint, as in the copies of STCN, but different from the copies in Poortman and Klaversma & Hannema). Translation of the works by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus (c. 37-100). Ill. with numerous in-text pl. by Jan and Casper Luyken, an engr. title, a portrait of the author signed J.C. Philips and 5 fold. maps and plans (map of Palestine, map of the 4 important monarchies, i.e. Assyria, Persia, Greece and Rome, 2 plans of Jerusalem and a plan of its temple). Ref. Poortman, Bijbel en prent, II:53b. - Klaversma and Hannema 757. - STCN. Read more Read less