Depuis le Déluge jusques à la fin du Gouvernement de Moyse…
First edition in French. 3 engraved maps, one of them folding. 4to. Contemporary speckled paper boards with manuscript letterpiece to spine, very worn. Internally with only occasional light foxing and browning as usual. [2], 476pp. Leiden, Elie Luzac, 1752.
Robert Clayton (1695–1758) was an Irish Protestant bishop, most well-known now for his Essay on Spirit. However, in his own lifetime he was notorious for his unorthodox beliefs.
