The genuine and complete works of Flavius Josephus, the celebrated warlike, learned and authentic Jewish historian. Containing I. The antiquities of the Jews in twenty books; with their wars, memorable transactions, authentic and remarkable occurrences, their various turns of glory and misery, of prosperity and adversity, &c. from the creation of the world. ... VII. The testimonies of Josephus concerning our blessed Saviour, St. John the baptist, &c. clearly vindicated. The whole translated from the original in the Greek language, ... To which will be now first added, a continuation of the history of the Jews, from Josephus down to the present time, including a period of more than 1700 years. Containing an account of their dispersion into the various parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and America, ... Also various useful indexes, ... Likewise tables of the Jewish coins, weights, measures, &c. used in the time of the author. With a great variety of other interesting and authentic particulars never given in any work of the like kind either in the English or any other language. By George Henry Maynard, LL.D. Illustrated with marginal references, and notes historical, biographical, classical, critical, geographical and explanatory, by the Rev. Edward Kimpton, vicar of Rogate in Sussex, and author of the Compleat universal history of the Holy Bible. Embellished with a great number of beautiful copper plates, descriptive of the most distinguished transactions related in the work, from original drawings of the ingenious Messrs. Metz, Stothard, and Corbould, members of the Royal Academy, and other eminent artists. The whole engraved by the most capital performers, particularly Grignion, Collier, Heath, Tookey, Taylor, &c.

Date:

[1790?]