1772 Folio King James Bible With Engravings and Maps

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament Translated out of the original Tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesty’s Special Command.

Description

Bound with an additional title page that reads the Historical Part of the Holy Bible ... Curiously Engraved by J Cole From Designs of the best Masters. and also bound with Six Maps for the Bible sold only by Richard Ware….

Six large fold-out maps of the Sacred Geography, Paradise, the Jerusalem Temple, the Holy Land, Canaan in time of Christ, and Paul's travels. The Bible text is complete and presented in two column Roman font with cross-references in the margins. With 50 additional plates featuring over 200 small copperplate engravings (four on each plate). Includes Apocrypha with separate collation. New Testament title page (1772) with Index.

Collation

a-c^2, A-Z^2, 2A-2Z^2, 3A-3Z^2, 4A-4Z^2, 5A-5Z^2, 6A-6Z^2, 7A-7T^2 (Old Testament); A-Z^2, Aa-Oo^2 (Apocrypha); 7V-7Z^2, 8A-8Z^2, 9A-9Z^2, 10A-10E^2 (New Testament). Complete.

Binding

Bound in brown gilt-paneled calf, sometime rebound with original spine laid down. Spine with six raised bands and gilt tooling to compartments. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt.

Condition

Lightly rubbed with one nick to top board. Pages are unmarked with minimal foxing in places. Clean maps with occasional small tears and a few older repairs to the Map of Jerusalem. Overall the text is crisp, clean, and bright throughout.