Necropolis of the ancient Etruscan city of Tarquinia
Necropolis of the ancient Etruscan city of Tarquinia. Catacombs carved from the limestone, the walls painted with colourful images of the afterlife. 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
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14008993
Media ID
45787864
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6828px x 4928px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
German school





























