The obelisk at Axum, Tigray, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia)
The obelisk at Axum, Tigray, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia). Tall 24m phonolite carved stele next to a large daroo tree (Egyptian sycamore, Ficus sycamorus). 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
14009048
Media ID
45795152
Size
4901px x 6522px
(7.4MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Henry Salt
