Tombs in the Catacombs of Rome. Grave niche with Valeria Dormit in Pace 2, Christian martyr's tomb with palm frond and hatchet 3, sealed niche 4, and open tomb with skeleton and Chi Rho symbol 5. 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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