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Civilis uses portable wooden bridges in the attack on a fortress, 69-70
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Civilis uses portable wooden bridges in the attack on a fortress, 69-70

Antonio Tempesta · 1612 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Civilus uses portable wooden bridges in the attack on a fortress. Print number 10 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 = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and in Latin. On the reverse text in Latin.

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Credit lineCivilus gebruikt verplaatsbare houten bruggen bij de aanval op een vesting, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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