Transport of Italian prisoners of war, 1866, Transport italienischer Gefangener durch tyroler Landsturm über den Brenner, print, book illustration, Transport through the Austrian Landsturm of Italian prisoners of war through the Brenner Pass, 1866. Scene from the Prussian-Austrian War., Germany, 1866-08, printmaker, paper, wood engraving, height 240 mm x width 256 mm, Illustration taken from: Allgemeine Illustrierte Zeitung, August 1866., transfer, deportation, prisoner of war, Austro-Prussian War, Tyrol, Brenner Pass, Period, A detailed black and white engraved scene shows a procession of men walking along a rocky forested path between cliffs and tall trees; the men wear varied period clothing including hats, coats, and military-style uniforms, and many carry long spears or rifles while a few hold staffs or bags, with a small group of leaders at the front and a dense line of figures stretching back into the shaded trees, where a flag on a pole is visible; large boulders, exposed roots...
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Transport of Italian prisoners of war, 1866, Transport italienischer Gefangener durch tyroler Landsturm über den Brenner, print, book illustration, Transport through the Austrian Landsturm of Italian prisoners of war through the Brenner Pass, 1866. Scene from the Prussian-Austrian War., Germany, 1866-08, printmaker, paper, wood engraving, height 240 mm x width 256 mm, Illustration taken from: Allgemeine Illustrierte Zeitung, August 1866., transfer, deportation, prisoner of war, Austro-Prussian War, Tyrol, Brenner Pass, Period, A detailed black and white engraved scene shows a procession of men walking along a rocky forested path between cliffs and tall trees; the men wear varied period clothing including hats, coats, and military-style uniforms, and many carry long spears or rifles while a few hold staffs or bags, with a small group of leaders at the front and a dense line of figures stretching back into the shaded trees, where a flag on a pole is visible; large boulders, exposed roots, bushes, and undergrowth line the route, while slender tree trunks and distant rocky peaks rise in the background, and several men in the front row are depicted gesturing or looking ahead as they march.

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Transport Italian prisoners war 1866 Transport italienischer Gefangener durch tyroler Landsturm über print book illustration Austrian Landsturm Brenner Pass Scene Prussian-Austrian War Germany 1866-08 printmaker paper wood engraving height 240 mm x width 256 mm Illustration Allgemeine Illustrierte Zeitung August 1866 transfer deportation prisoner Austro-Prussian War Tyrol Period detailed black white engraved scene procession men walking rocky forested path cliffs tall trees men wear varied period clothing hats coats military-style uniforms carry long spears rifles hold staffs bags small group leaders front dense line figures stretching back shaded trees flag pole visible large boulders exposed roots bushes undergrowth line route slender tree trunks distant rocky peaks rise background several men front row depicted gesturing looking ahead march

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