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Batavians break the bridge over the IJssel, 69-70
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The Batavians become frightened and break the bridge over the IJssel to negotiate with Cerialis. Print number 35 in the series of prints on the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum / à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, auctore Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = De Batavische oft oude Hollandtsche oorloghe teghen de Romeynen. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom, two verses of four lines in Dutch and Latin. No text on the reverse.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBataven breken de brug over de IJssel af, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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