1676 The Works of Josephus : French Translation of Arnauld Dandilly : With Map

The Works of Josephus;
With great Diligence Revised and Amended, according to the Excellent French Translation of Monsieur Arnauld D Andilly. Also the Embassy of PHILO JUDAEUS. To the Emperor Vaius Caligula. Never Translated before. With the Refernces of the Scripture, A New Map of the Holy Land and divers Copper Plates, serving the History.

London; Printed for Nath. Ranew, 1676. Folio measuring 36 x 24cm. Full calf binding. No title to spine. pp [x], 854, (31, Table of the Chapters and Table directing to the Bible). Includes Finis. Illustrated with a handsome engraved frontispiece of Josephus and fine copper plate engravings, and with a double-page map of the Holy Land.

Josephus was a learned Jew who lived in the latter half of the first century of our era. At Rome he early made a favorable impression on the imperial government. Returning to Jerusalem, he endeavored to dissuade his countrymen from their intended revolt against Roman authority; but, failing in his efforts, he joined the war party. He was made a general, and was intrusted with the defence of Galilee; but, after a desperate resistance, was betrayed to the Roman commander. Long held as a prisoner, he was present at the seige of Jerusalem. At the close of the war he went to Rome, was presented with the freedom of the city, an annual pension, and a house that had formerly been the residence of an imperial family. The remainder of his life he gave up to literary pursuites" (Adams, Manual of Historical Literature, p. 81). His works cover the entire history of the nation to the fall of Jerusalem. 

CONDITION
A good and complete copy. The leather binding is good but with cracking to the leather at the joints but both boards holding on firm with the original hemp cords unbroken. Endpapers good. Frontispiece and title page have been trimmed at the margins and remounted onto new stock. All text complete. Pages clean throughout with the odd page here and there having the odd spot here and there. The double-page map is in very good condition with just a small 5mm closed tear to the left hand margin. All engravings in good condition. Overall a very good copy.