The Five Chariots, Mahabalipuram, India

View of the Five Chariots or Pancha Rathas, monument complex at Mahabalipuram, Coromandel Coast, India. Rock-cut architectural sculptures of chariots, lion and elephant from the 7th century. Indian Pagoda at Mavalipuram. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Daniell 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

1810 7th Century Bilderbuch Fur Kinder Carl Bertuch Chariots Encyclopedia Engraved Plates Friedrich Johann Bertuch Hindu Natural History Picture Book For Children Rock-cut

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