File:Murerplan Zuerich.jpg

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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."

Date

1576

Source

Documentation about the Murerplan, Mathieu Verlag Zürich, 1997

Author

Josua Murer, upload by Parpan05, 23.12.2006

Permission
(Reusing this file)

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This file has an extracted image: Zürich - Murerplan - Ausschnitt Oberer Mühlesteg.jpg.

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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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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	08:19, 11 April 2013	4,857 × 3,306 (5.99 MB)	Sokoljan	Improved contrast
	22:35, 23 December 2006	4,857 × 3,306 (4.03 MB)	Sidonius	Kontrast erhöht
	11:13, 23 December 2006	4,857 × 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 2005	1,500 × 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