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File:Duesseldorf-Kupferstich-Merian.png

English: Copper-engraving of the view on Düsseldorf by Matthäus Merian. Published in "Topographia Germaniae" edition: "Topographia Westphaliae" in 1647.
This scan was made from a facsimile-print published in 1961 by Bärenreiter, Kassel based on the original edition.
Deutsch: Kupferstich der Stadtansicht Düsseldorfs von Matthäus Merian. Veröffentlicht in " Topographia Germaniae", Band "Topographia Westphaliae" von 1647.
Dieser Scan wurde von einem Faksimile-Druck erstellt, der 1961 im Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel, erschienen ist und auf dem Orginalband basiert.


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