1750 Ancient ISRAEL Holy Land Atlas MAPS Jewish Hebrew Persia Rome Gaul Africa

1750 Ancient ISRAEL Holy Land Atlas MAPS Jewish Hebrew Persia Rome Gaul Africa

The “Algemeinen Welthistorie” was an 18^th-century historical journal collected to provide a complete and thorough history of the world. First edited by Siegmund Baumgarten and later by Johann Semler, this recurring work was a collection of articles by English scholars then translated and edited by Semler and Baumgarten – who Voltaire called ‘the crown of German scholars.’

This particular tome consists of volumes 9-10 and covers interesting histories including:

• Jewish history, Old Testament history
  • Lives of Saul, David, and Jonathan
  • History of Jericho
  • Reigns of King Herods
  • Ongoing feuds between Israel and Palestine (Philistines)
  • City plan of Jerusalem per Josephus description
• Rise of Babylon in Mesopotamia
• Life of Roman general, Marcus Crassus governor of Syria, 1^st-c BC
• Folding map of Persia, Middle East
• Double page map of early Rome
• Double page map of Numidia, Rome occupied Northern Africa
• Double page map of Rome occupied Gaul, southern France
• Earliest (7) kings of Rome including the first three – Romulus, Numa Pompilius, and Tullus
• Establishment of the Roman Republic by Lucius Brutus and Poplicola
• Scipio Africanus, Rome victories over Carthage in 2^nd-c BC

Item number: #26404

Price: $750

BAUMGARTEN, Siegmund Jacob; SEMLER, Johann

Uebersetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie die in Engeland durch eine Geselschaft von Gelehrten ausgefertiget worden

Halle: Verlag Joh. Justinus Gebauers, 1750-1751. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1 tome
  • 9 – 11, [1], 746
  • 10 – [2], 80, 708
  • 17 double-page maps and engravings, plus engraved frontispiece in each volume
• Language: German
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9.75in X 8.25in (25cm x 20.5cm)

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