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English: Illustration of chess pieces used in Courier chess by Gustav Selenus from the book "Das Schach-Oder Königs-Spiel" (1616). Depicted are the king, queen, rook, archer (or bishop), knight, pawn (or soldier), courier, man (or sage), and jester.
Date circa 1616
date QS:P,+1616-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source from the book "Das Schach-Oder Konig-Spiel" (1616). (Thank you to members of www.ancientChess.com for making the image available).
Author Gustav Selenus - from the book "Das Schach-Oder Konig-Spiel" (1616).

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