Subject: Copperplate Engravings

This rare first folio edition of the complete works of Flavius Josephus was printed in the United States in 1795. It comprises three volumes, an index, and numerous full-page copper engravings. A list of subscribers is included, notably featuring several Jewish individuals: Abraham Cohen, Philip Jacobs, Israel Israel, Aaron Levy, and Isaac Phillips. The edition is renowned for its copperplate engravings by Amos Doolittle (1754-1832), a prominent engraver, silversmith, and jeweler known as the "Revere of Connecticut." His work included patriotic Revolutionary War scenes, paper currency, and portraits. Individual prints from this volume often sell at auction for $300-$600.

A collection of ten copperplate engravings depicting the Temple of Solomon and the Tabernacle of Moses. Published in 1724 and 1725, this set offers detailed illustrations of the architectural features, porches, walls, gates, chambers, and appurtenances of these significant biblical structures. The engravings are described as major cuts.

Copper engraving depicting the Jodensavanne (Jewish Savanna) in Suriname. Plate XXXIX from John Gabriel Stedman's *Voyage à Surinam, et dans l'intérieur de la Guyane* (Buisson, Paris, 1799). The engraving, measuring 18.5 cm by 13.5 cm on a sheet of handmade paper (approx. 26 x 19 cm), is one of the earliest printed depictions of a Jewish colony in the New World. It shows the landscape and possibly some buildings of the Jodensavanne settlement.