Thomas Fuller – A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine – London, 1650 – Engravings and Maps

Thomas Fuller – A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine – London, 1650 – Engravings and Maps
A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the Confines Thereof, with the History of the Old and New Testament Acted Thereon, by Thomas Fuller. London: printed by J.F, for John Williams, 1650. English and some Latin.
Comprehensive study of Palestine and its history according to the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, by English churchman and historian Thomas Fuller (1608-1661).
Accompanied by 30 engraved plates (most of them double-spread): an engraved title page and an engraving depicting coats of arms; a large, folding map of Palestine; a map of Jerusalem and maps delineating the territories of the 12 Tribes; and plans and illustrations of the Temple, various pagan rituals mentioned in the Bible, and more.
[8], 434 (more than 434 pp. Mispagination), [1], 202, [17] pp. 30 engraved plates (most plates are included in the pagination). 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Several closed and open tears to margins (mostly small. Several tears repaired with paper). Worming, slightly affecting text and engravings (the book was fumigated). Ink corrosion to several leaves. Tears to folding map of Palestine (mounted on thick paper for restoration). One of the engraved plates was bound upside down. Bookplate to inside front board. New, leather-covered boards, slightly worn.