A magnification device comprising in combination: a base having a forward edge , a rearward edge , and side edges therebetween; a table having a forward edge , a rearward edge , and side edges , the table mounted to the base to permit the table to be adjusted in the X and Y orientations; a fixed camera arm having a proximal end , a distal end , two opposing sides, and forward and rearward surfaces, the proximal end integral with the rearward edge of the base and the distal end extending overtop of the table ; a camera housing including a forward end , a rearward end , and an aperture opening , the camera housing mounted to the distal end of the camera arm such that the aperture opening is orientated over the table ; a monitor arm having a proximal end and a distal end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the proximal end of the monitor arm being pivotally connected to an intermediate extent of the camera arm , whereby the monitor arm can be pivoted upward and downward relative to the camera arm ; a monitor releasably secured to the monitor arm ; the magnification device being characterized in further comprising a laterally extending lighting arm , the arm interconnected to the intermediate extent of the camera arm and adjacent the camera housing , the lighting arm extending outwardly from each opposing side of the camera arm and including a light source at each end for illuminating objects placed on the table , wherein the center line of the light emanating from the light source impacts the table at an angle, wherein the angle lies in a plane that is substantially parallel to the side edges of the base. a base having a forward edge , a rearward edge , and side edges therebetween; a table having a forward edge , a rearward edge , and side edges , the table mounted to the base to permit the table to be adjusted in the X and Y orientations; a fixed camera arm having a proximal end , a distal end , two opposing sides, and forward and rearward surfaces, the proximal end integral with the rearward edge of the base and the distal end extending overtop of the table ; a camera housing including a forward end , a rearward end , and an aperture opening , the camera housing mounted to the distal end of the camera arm such that the aperture opening is orientated over the table ; a monitor arm having a proximal end and a distal end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the proximal end of the monitor arm being pivotally connected to an intermediate extent of the camera arm , whereby the monitor arm can be pivoted upward and downward relative to the camera arm ; a monitor releasably secured to the monitor arm ; the magnification device being characterized in further comprising a laterally extending lighting arm , the arm interconnected to the intermediate extent of the camera arm and adjacent the camera housing , the lighting arm extending outwardly from each opposing side of the camera arm and including a light source at each end for illuminating objects placed on the table , wherein the center line of the light emanating from the light source impacts the table at an angle, wherein the angle lies in a plane that is substantially parallel to the side edges of the base. <EOS>