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Deutsch: Die Reichsstadt Zürich auf einem Holzschnitt von Jos Murer 1576. Die Überschrift heißt: «Der uralten, weitbekannten Stadt Zürich Gestalt und Gelegenheit, wie sie im gegenwärtigen Zustande aufgerissen und in Grund gelegt durch Jos Murern, und durch Christoffel Froschauern dem Vaterlande zu Ehren gedruckt im 1576. Jahr»
English: View of the city of Zürich on a xylography by Josua Murer, 1576. The original headline can be roughly translated into "The ancient widely known city Zürich's design and positioning, as its essense/character is projected and build at this time by Josen Murer, and printed by Christoffel Froschauer in 1576 in honour of the fatherland."
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Source Documentation about the Murerplan, Mathieu Verlag Zürich, 1997
Author Josua Murer, upload by Parpan05, 23.12.2006
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Other versions colorized version: File:Murerplan Farbe.jpg

Überschrift:

DEr vꝛalten wytbekannten Statt Zürych geſtalt vnd gelaͤgenheit/ wie sy zů diſer zyt in waͤ
ſen/ vfgeriſſen vnd in grund gelegt durch Joſen Murer / vnd durch Chꝛiſtoffel
Froſchower/ zů Eeren dem Vatterland getruckt/ Jm M.D.LXXVI. Jar.


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current08:19, 11 April 2013Thumbnail for version as of 08:19, 11 April 20134,857 × 3,306 (5.99 MB)SokoljanImproved contrast
22:35, 23 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:35, 23 December 20064,857 × 3,306 (4.03 MB)SidoniusKontrast erhöht
11:13, 23 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 11:13, 23 December 20064,857 × 3,306 (3.94 MB)Parpan05{{Information |Description=''de:'' Die Reichsstadt Zürich auf einem Kupferstich von Josua Murer 1576. Die Orginalüberschrift lautet "Der uralten wyt bekannten Stadt Zürich gestalt und gelägenheit, wie sy zu dieser zyt im wäsen ufgeris
13:18, 3 November 2005Thumbnail for version as of 13:18, 3 November 20051,500 × 1,039 (814 KB)Sidonius* Content: The City of Zurich on an engraving of Josua Murer, 1576 * Caption: "Der uralten wyt bekannten Stadt Zürich gestalt und gelägenheit, wie sy zu dieser zyt im wäsen ufgerissen und in grunt gelegt durch Josen Murer und durch Christoffel Froschau

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