1710 AMAZING Keur State Bible (Statenbijbel) with beautiful maps, Apocrypha, brass bosses and clasps

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A large folio Netherlands - Dutch (Nederlands) - Bible/Bijbel/Biblia from 1710 with its original (restored) leather covers and brass ornaments as well as the complete set of the famous large maps in astounding quality, printed by Jacob and Pieter Keur!

This Bible has a brown beautifully tooled leather cover with a 5 raised band spine and is decorated with all (a total of 8) brass corner pieces, a metal decoration on the front and back cover and 2 fully functional clasps. The Bible contains the complete text of the Old and New Testament ("Statenvertaling'): "Biblia, dat is de gantfche H. Schrifture, vervattende alle de Canonijcke Boecken des Ouden en des Nieuwen Testaments, ... te Dordrecht by Jacob and Pieter Keur en te Amsterdam by Pieter Rotterdam Anno 1710".

The text of the Bible has extensive study notes/remarks on the side of the text and contains a section with introductions to the books of the Bible. It is also bound with the full text of the Apocrypha (at the end of the Bible). All 6 full page fold-out maps are present: one of the World (showing California as an island!); one of the Garden of Eden ('het Paradijs'), one of Jerusalem, one of the 40-year voyage of the Israelites through the desert, one of the Promised Land and one showing the travels of the apostle Paul. The maps contain an AMAZING detail and perfection!

There is also a complete index/concordance to both the Old and the New Testament. The Bible is complete. Beautifully decorated chapter initials and colophons. All title pages present.

This antique Bible is in a VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT condition. The Bible's binding, and spine/covers have been restored and are in good/solid working order. This is a big Bible - so always handle with care! All pages are present. There is some yellowing of the paper (as to be expected), no loss of any text, wide margins all around, paper is somewhat stiff.

A beautiful gift or collector's item!