1776 Christoph Sauer Bible Leaf – First German Bible Printed in America

This original 1776 Bible leaf comes from Christoph Sauer II’s historic third edition—the first Bible printed in America using American-made type and the first European-language Bible printed in North America. Issued in Germantown, Pennsylvania during the same year as the Declaration of Independence, it represents a foundational moment in both American religious and printing history.

The text, printed in blackletter Fraktur, is in German and comes from the Book of Numbers (4 Mose), detailing the borders of the Promised Land and the cities assigned to the Levites.

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Key Features:
• Printed by: Christoph Sauer II
• Date: 1776 (American Revolutionary War era)
• Language: German (Fraktur typeface)
• Content: Numbers 34–35 – Boundaries of Canaan and Levite cities
• Origin: Germantown, Pennsylvania
• Significance: First Bible printed with American-made type; first in a European language in North America
• Dimensions: Approx. 11.5 x 7.5 in.
• Condition: Original 18th-century laid paper, moderate age toning

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