| The oldest book in the JPL Rare Book Collection is a 1481 copy of Antiquitatis Judaice [Antiquities of the Jews] by Josephus Flavius. This secular recount of the history of the Jews represents those books in the Collection that are studies of historical, geographic, or political topics. Click on the images below for a description of a sample of these books. | ||||
 | Antiquitatis Judaice Josephus Flavius 1481 |
 | De tintinnabulis Franciscus Sweertus (Magus Hieronimus) Amsterdam, 1664 |
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 | Tractatus theologico politicus Baruch Spinoza 1670 |
 | Manifiesto legal de la jurisdiccion exempta de la inquisicion Balthazar de Mendoza 1701 | |
 | A Pisgah Sight of Palestine Thomas Fuller 1650 | |||
