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Original fileHispanorum exercitus iter facientis ratio
The engraving shows a large military formation moving through open countryside. On the left, dense blocks of pikemen with long pikes held upright move in rectangular and crescent-shaped formations. On the right, several squadrons of cavalry on horseback are organized into precise, grid-like units. The scene is set against a backdrop of distant mountains and a small village with a church spire, rendered in a schematic, top-down perspective common to early modern military manuals.
This print reflects the 'Military Revolution' of the 17th century, where the codification of drill, formation, and standardized movement became central to the development of professional standing armies. It highlights the organizational rigor that defined the Spanish Tercio system during the period of the Eighty Years' War and the Thirty Years' War.
Hispanorum exercitus iter facientis ratio. B
Translation
Method of marching of a Spanish army.
Robert de Baudous
This image is characteristic of the technical military prints produced by 17th-century publishers like Baudous regarding the exercise and movement of troops.
Object
engraving
laid paper
Baroque
European
scientific
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Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
800 × 669 px
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