Indeed, copper sheathing [0] may have been used by the ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians, but the first authenticated use seems to have been in 1758 [1]. [

Indeed, copper sheathing [0] may have been used by the ancient Phoenicians and Carthaginians, but the first authenticated use seems to have been in 1758 [1]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_sheathing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_sheathing [1]: https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/bitstream/handle/1912/191/chapter%2011.pdf?sequence=20 https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/bitstream/handle/1912/19... (pdf)