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Civilis's troops cross the Meuse, 69-70
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Troops of Civilis cross the Meuse. Print 12 in a series on the Batavian Revolt, copied from the series Batavorum cum Romanis bellum by Antonio Tempesta (Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612). Illustration for: Marquis de St. Simon, Histoire de la guerre des Bataves et des Romains, d'après César; Corneille Tacite, Aux dépens de Marc-Michel Rey, Amsterdam 1770. Images printed in a large ornamental frame with a cut-out title at the top and a French caption pasted at the bottom. In this series of copies, plates 11 and 12 are reversed in order compared to the original.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTroepen van Civilis steken de Maas over, 69-70. 1768 - 1770. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.