Pyramid of the Niches at El Tajin, Mexico

Pyramid of the Niches at El Tajin, Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. Mexican pyramid in a pre-Columbian site that flourished from the 7th to 13th centuries. Copied from Alexander von Humboldt's Vues des Codilleres, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1812. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1, 200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc. published from 1790-1830

13th Century 1812 Bilderbuch Fur Kinder Carl Bertuch Encyclopedia Engraved Plates Friedrich Johann Bertuch Native American Natural History Picture Book For Children Pre-columbian Veracruz

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