The old church at Axum, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia)

The old church at Axum, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia). Seventh-century Christian church destroyed in 1526 and rebuilt in 1657. 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

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

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