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. First Edition. English with some Latin.
Comprehensive study on the subject of Palestine and its history in accordance with the Bible and New Testament, by Thomas Fuller (1608-1661), English churchman, historian and author.
The book is illustrated with 30 engraved plates (most of them double-page) including an engraved title page; an engraving showing coats-of-arms (five of the 34 shields were left blank); a large, folding map of the Holy Land; a map of Jerusalem and maps charting the territorial boundaries of the Twelve Tribes of Israel; plates with plans and illustrations portraying the Great Temple in Jerusalem; and more. Fuller based himself on maps by Christian van Adrichem, adding numerous illustrations and decorations of his own.
The printing of the maps in the book was funded by a number of aristocrats and merchants. The coats-of-arms of the donors were featured in a special engraving at the beginning of the book: thirty-four shields originally printed without emblems; the emblems were added to the engraving successively, as contributions came in. Some copies have up to thirty-three different emblems; the present copy has twenty-nine emblems. Some of the coats-of-arms were also printed in the margins of the maps.

[6] leaves, 434, [4] (i.e. 448; mispagination), 202 pages, [11] leaves. 30 engraved plates (most engraved plates included in pagination). 34.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears and small holes to some leaves. Tears to engraved map of the Holy Land, some mended. Tears to several additional engraved plates (most minor, not affecting engraving; one tear mended). Small worming holes to several leaves (with minor damage to one of the maps). Bookplate to inside front board. Notation in pencil on endpapers and several notations in ink. Bound in leather over card boards, with blemishes, minor tears, and wear. Fracture to corner of front board. New spine.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, NHB.384.