[The Australian Panther]

MDCCLXXXIX = 1789 , so this has got to be the oldest book on the site!
I figured that it had to be that old, before I checked the Roman Number, for two reasons.
First the spelling, Hieroglyphick.
Samuel Johnson published the first true modern dictionary, A Dictionary of the English Language, in 15 April 1755. That began the practice of standardizing spelling. Obviously in 1789, there was still a long way to go.
Secondly the printing of the letter S in a sort of F shape. But not in capitals.
This, I think was before typewriters, so the words would have been printed directly.
As a teacher, the idea of using images as visual aids is sound and quite modern.
Really interesting stuff. Thanks one more time, Lyons!

Link to the book: A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible [1789]

[SuperScrounge]

The "f" is known as the Long S which was a part of the alphabet until it was dropped at the beginning of the 19th century, probably because of the complicated rules on when to use it or a regular S.

There's, at least, one Youtube video on letters dropped from the alphabet if you're curious.