Vol. 2 has title: Historie des Nieuwen Testaments.

With added engraved t.p.s in French: v. 1. L'histoire de la Bible -- v. 2. L'histoire du N. Testament.

Half-title, v. 1: Historien des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments -- v. 2: Historien des Niewen Testaments.

Translated from the French by William Sewel (DNB).

Dedication signed: Pieter Mortier.

Identified as an early printing of the first edition by its cleanly reproduced, unadulterated plate 73 (vol. 2); later first editions incorporated prints from a very evidently broken plate.

Vol. 1: [18], 282, [8] p., 141 leaves of plates; v. 2: [26], 1-154, [12], 155-163, [13] p., 73 leaves of plates; 5 maps on double leaves at end of v.2.

Plates captioned in Dutch and French.

Known as the "Bible de Mortier".

Errata: final leaf, v. 1 and 2.

The copper engravings were done by the foremost Dutch artists of the time, i.e. Baptist, Mulder, Van der Gouwen, De Blois, and others. The engravings were after paintings of Dutch masters such as Luyken, Elliger, Goeree, Picart, Tiedeman, Hoet, and Van der Plaes. Jan Luyken created 28 original plates as both painter and engraver.

Brunet III, col. 200

Victoria University Library volumes have bookplates of Wellington School Boys Library on pastedowns.

Victoria University Library copy binding: Late nineteenth-century half tan calf with portions of earlier calf backstrip incorporated into binding, raised bands between double gilt rules, vol. i bears a gilt burgundy morocco label in second compartment (vol. ii gilt lettered direct), gilt numbered direct in third compartments, remained with central gilt flower spray, speckled boards.

Victoria University Library copy retains plate no. 1 depicting a naked Adam in the garden of Eden; plate often neatly removed.

Victoria University Library copy damaged: corner of plate 15 (v. 1) torn with some loss of border; portion of v. 2, p. 91 neatly torn and laid in.