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The King's Seat at Axum, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia)

The King's Seat at Axum, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia). Greek- or Egyptian-style throne with four octagonal stone columns. Erected by Ptolemy III Euergetes according to Scottish explorer James Bruce. Copied from Voyages and Travels by George Annesley, Viscount Valentia, and artist Henry Salt, 1809. 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

Picture No
14009046
Media ID
45760969
Size
7137px x 4720px (7.0MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Henry Salt

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1810 Abyssinia Aksum Bilderbuch Fur Kinder Carl Bertuch Encyclopedia Engraved Plates Ethiopia Friedrich Johann Bertuch George Annesley Henry Salt Natural History Picture Book For Children Viscount Valentia Voyages And Travels


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