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Plate 6: a skirmish between two horsemen to left, a dead man on the ground to the right, combat in the background, from 'Troops, cannons, and attacks on towns' (Dessins de quelques conduites de troupes, canons, et ataques de villes)

ca. 1640
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6.3 × 12.6 cm (2.5 × 5 in)

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