This listing includes Volume IV only. The first 40 pages are missing, however, the title page to volume II is included in this Bible. SInce the title page for volume IV is missing I've included the Vol 4 marking on all signature pages - so we know this is Vol 4. I do not have vol II except for the title page which was included inside this Bible.

Front, spine and back cover for this listing. [Augustin] Calmet's Great Dictionary of the Holy Historical, Critical, Geographical and Etymological. All the proper names in the old and new testament are explained. Under the direction of C. Taylor, in four volumes [only iv here] Charlestown, Mass, Samuel Ethridge, Junior 1812-1814. First Anmerican edition. Large and thick quarto. Volume IV contains "Scripture Illustrated, by means of natural science, in Botany, Geology, Geography, Natural History, Natural Philosophy". Not in Rosenbach, Not in Singerman. Shaw Shoemaker 2nd series No 25014 records only 2. Also Hills #228.

This picture shows condition of top edge, the side and the bottom edge.

This is a close up up the edge showing the rag content of the paper. The plates appear to be laid paper but I don't see a watermark.

This is the plate at page 194 showing the form of Naoah's Ark from Genesis vi. Each of these plates have complete descriptions in the text.

This is the plate at page 218 from Genesis 49:21 showing Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words.

This is the plate at page 231 titled Sinai plate II from Exodus 24.

This plate shows the view of the interior of the Holy Sepulchre with detailed explanations.

Description:

1813 Calmet's Great Dictionary HILLS #228
Hills #228: "1813 The Holy Bible... Saml. Etheridge, Junr.: Charlestown, Massachusetts Not located #228. O'Callaghan (p 113) reports that he has seen this Bible, but inferred its publication from having found a Biblical map of the land of Canaan, shewing the situation of principal places mentioned in the Histories of Joshua & the Judges, with the above imprint on it."

In Hills book, Etheridge is only credited with three other Bibles: Hills #101 1803 Bible, Hills #109 1803 Bible and Hills #147 1803 New testament. This is the unlocated Bible mentioned above. It is the First American Edition. Etheridge published four violumes from 1812-1817. The London edition of these four volumes list for around $2,000. It was produced under the direction of C [Charles] Taylor a famous English engraver. The four volumes include 175 full page illustrations on laid paper and blank on the verso. This particular volume has thirty-eight (38) of the 175 plates. There are also many illustrations less than a full page not blank on the verso.

Robert Smirke's prints sell for up to $900. (The Departure) is 17.25 X 22 inches. His numbered copies of eight watercolor drawings sell for $9,500.00. He was a British painter and illustrator, who trained at the Royal Academy schools and was later made a member of the Academy.

Charles Taylor, engraver, printseller and bookseller. He studied under Bartolozzi. Visited Paris and on his return cut plates for Robert Smirke and Angelica Kauffmann. Devoted his life to the revision of Calmet's Dictionary of the Bible from 1797 to the fourth edition in 1824.

Peter Maverick, a copperplate printer, was in business with Asher and Durand, opening a firm in New York. The partnership, was dissolved when Durand was soley commissioned by John Trumbull to engrave his famous paiting The Declaration of Independence which eventually was featured on the two-dollar bill.

Contains the following loose items:

• 1. Title Page: Calmet's Great Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Historical, Critical, Geographical, and Etymological. Wherein are explained all the proper names in the Old and New Testament of Men, Women, Cities, Countries, Rivers, Mountains, Etc. Also most of the significant and remarkable appellatives with account of the natural productions, animals, vegetables, minerals, stones, Gems, Etc. The antiquities, habits, buildings, and other curiosities of the Jews with an ample chronological table of the history of the Bible, Jewish calendar. Tables of the Hebrew coins, weights, and measures, reduced to our own, Etc. Revised and corrected and augmented with an entirely new set of PLATES, explanatery, Illustrative, and Ornamental; under the direction of C.[Charles] Taylor. In four vols..... Vol II. Charlestown; Printed a and sold by Samuel Etheridge, Jun. dated 1813.
• 2. Full-page with tissue engraving titled "FAITH" The Evidence of things not seen. A line of Greek Hebrews 11:1. Charlestown, Mass. Published by S. Etheridge Jun. The painting is sign lower left R. [Robert] Smirke, R.A. pinxt. and in the lower right P [Peter] Maverick, Sculp. This print is on laid paper
• 3. Page with handwriting: James William Marshall, Hoboken, N.J. May 1813, Presented by Charles A. Crane.
• 4. Page with handwriting: James William Marshall, Hoboken, New Jersey, May 1813. Presented by his friend Mr. Charles A. Crane. These two pages probably came from two different volumes.
• 5. Three blank leaves.

The Old Testament expository index ends on page 170. Signature page 23* begins the expository index of the New Testament with an introduction on page 171. The New Testament expository ends on page 189.

• Part II Inquiries and discussions of the situation of Paradise: with a map and Genesis, Chapter 2:8.
• after page 190: Full-page rare map (verso blank) on laid paper - blank on verso - titled "Supposed Situations of Paradisse" from Gen. 2:8.
• after page 194: Full page rare (verso blank) with 13 illustrations on laid paper "On the form and Construction of Noah's Ark" from Genesis vi
• after page 198: Full page (verso blank) illustration (on laid paper) "Thoughts on the Subject of Early Writing" with examples from Genesis xi.
• after page 210: Full page illustration (verso blank) on laid paper titled "Teraphim Lares" with six beautiful graphics from Geneses 31:30.
• page 216 Half-page illustration "Camel's Furniture" from Genesis 31:34.
• after page 218: Full-page illustration (verso blank) on laid paper titled "Napthali" from Genesis 49:21.
• after page 220: Full-page illustration (verso blank) on laid paper titled "Slaves in the East" from Exodus v.
• page 222: Half-page illustration "The Gnat"
• page 224: Half-page illustration "Kneading Troughs" from Ex 12:34
• After page 226: Large rare Fold-out map on laid paper (verso blank) titled "Map of the Country From Suez to Mount Sinai" The map shows Niebuhr's and Dr. Shaw's tracks.
• After page 230 - TWO full-page plates with verso blank and on laid paper. They are titled "Sinai" and "Sinai, plate II"
• After page 236: TWO full-page plates with verso blank and on laid paper. All of these plates are blank on verso on laid paper - so I'm not going to refer to this from now on. The first plate depicts seven (7) unclean animals from Lev 11:4. The second plate shows four (4) Unclean Land-Birds.
• After page 238: Full-page plate features 6 "Unclean Air-Birds"
• after page 240: Full-page plate "Unlcean Water Birds" with 11 depicted.
• page 242: Half-page illustration, golden eagle, bearded vulture, sea eagle, talons, racham
• page 242: Half page plus of "The Bat"
• page 246: Half-page feature "The Mole"
• page 248: One-Third of a page "Poisonous Reptile, not Serpent."
• after page 250: Full-page titled "Gilgal from Judges 3:9.
• after page 254: Full-page titled "Dagon" from 1 Samuel v
• after page 258: Full-page "Eastern Chariots" from 1 Samuel vi
• page 263: Half-page ullistration Cruse of Water from 1 Samuel 26:2
• after page 264: Full-page titled "Eastern Attitudes of Worship" from 2 Sam 8:18
• page 265: One-Third page: "The Elephant"
• page 266: Half-page: "Beelzebub" with six illustrations from 2 Kings 1:2
• page 268: One-third page: "eastern Letters from Neh. 6:1
• after page 267: Full-page (30 Illustrations featuring "Courts of Eastern House"
• after page 274: Full page titled "IBEX or Rock-Coat from Job 39:1
• after page 278: Full-page "Wild Ass Onager
• after page 284: Full-page "Unicorn, Reem, Rhinoceros" signed Boyd, Sc.
• after page 284: Full page titled "Rhinoceros, Plate II"
• after page 286: Full-page "Jackall", the fox of scripture
• page 287: Half-page ilustration "Lots" from Prov. 16:33
• page 289: Half-page illustration "Dish or Bowl" from Prov. 19:24
• after page 290: Full Page "Coney Shaphan Mouse" from Prov. 30:26
• after page 294: Full-page "Spikenard" from Canicles 4:13,14
• page 299: One-Fourth page "Locks of Doors" from Canticles 5:4
• page 300: Half-page "Towers, or Kiosks" from Canticles 8:10
• page 302: Half-page "The Fly" front, foot and hand
• after page 308: Full-Page "Eastern Dresses, plate I showing seventeen illustrations
• after page 310: Full-page "Eastern Dresses, plate II"
• page 314: "three-fourths-page "The Spectacled Serpent"
• page 315: Half-page "The Porcupine, or Hedgehood" from Isaiah 14:23
• page 318: Half-page "Of Chariots in the East" from Isaiah 21:7
• page 320: One-third page"On the Method of Proportioning Idolatrous Human Figures, Used by Ancient Statuaries.
• page 323: One-thid page: "The Hyena"
• after page 324: Full-page "Sea-Monsters, Tannim DRAGONS (four illustrations)
• page 328: One-fourth page "Inkhorn" from Ezekiel 9:2
• page 330: Half-page "Place of Fire, or Furnace" Daniel 3, Extract from Mr. Maundrell's Travels, page 20.
• after page 332: "Of The Locust" six illustrations
• after page 336: Full-page "Images of Baal and Moloch"
• page 342: Half-page "Of The Mourning of the Women at Ramah, Over The Graves of Their Children" Extract translated from Le Bruyn's Voyage in Syria, page 256. Signed by ANDERSON.
• page 344: Half-page "Mill, or Quern, for Grinding Corn" from Matthew 24:41.
• after page 346: Full-page "Wedding Procession in India"
• after page 348: "View of the Rent in the Rock, in the Chapel, Under Calvary"
• after page 348: Full-page "Interior View of the Holy Sepulschre in Jerusalem"
• after page 350: Full-page "Jerusalem at Different Periods"
• page 355: Half-page "Lanterns of the East", extract from Mr. Harmer's Observations, Vol 2, page 429
• after page 356: Large FOLDOUT map "Geographical Illustrations of Scripture Histories, Particularly Journies" from Acts 28. Includes descriptions with list of places on the map (pages 363-366)
• page 370: Half-page "The Great Red Boa of Africa"
• page 375: Thee-quarter page "The Horn-Nosed Snake"
• page 376: one-fourth page "The Scorpion"
• after page 366: Full-page "Ancient Censers" with nine illustrations
• Page 380 begins An attempt to arrange, in a systematic order The Natural History of the Sacred Scriptures. With introduction to page 383. Then The Natural History pages cover: Botany, Shrubs, Trees, Insects, Fishes and Amphiba, Birds, Terrestrials, Vermin, Ferocious Roamers
• Appendix begins on page 423 and continues to page 536.
• Index page 1 to xvi
• Errata to Volume 1 is two pages.

Condition: covers detached. first 40 pages missing. very few copies known to exist. Pages are good condition which would make it a good candidate to break into leaves or signatures. Individual plates are intact and caluable by themselves.