The catacombs or subterranean sepulchres of Rome

The catacombs or subterranean sepulchres of Rome. An antiquarian or historian with torch sits next to an open tomb with carved stones Virgina in Pace and Maxim. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1810. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1, 200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc. published from 1790-1830

12-volume 1810 Antiquarian Bilderbuch Fur Kinder Carl Bertuch Catacombs Encyclopedia Engraved Plates Friedrich Johann Bertuch Labyrinth Maxim Natural History Niche Picture Book For Children

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