North Rhine-Westphalia

Ecclesiastical states and coalfield railways give these maps of North Rhine-Westphalia two very different worlds, gathered u...

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Ecclesiastical states and coalfield railways give these maps of North Rhine-Westphalia two very different worlds, gathered under a modern name. Earlier sheets by Münster, Bertius and Seutter show the electorate of Cologne, the bishopric of Paderborn, Cleves and the Westphalian and Rhenish circles, while later maps link the Rhine towns with the railways, coalfields and industries of the Ruhr. City plans cover Cologne, Düsseldorf, Aachen, Essen and neighbouring centres, and battle plans and wartime material run from Minden to the Möhne dam. The prints show buildings, public occasions and local prospects, including the inauguration of Beethoven's statue at Bonn.

Ecclesiastical states and coalfield railways give these maps of North Rhine-Westphalia two very different worlds, gathered under a modern name. Earlier sheets by Münster, Bertius and Seutter show the electorate of Cologne, the bishopric of Paderborn, Cleves and the Westphalian and Rhenish circles, while later maps link the Rhine towns with the railways, coalfields and industries of the Ruhr. City plans cover Cologne, Düsseldorf, Aachen, Essen and neighbouring centres, and battle plans and wartime material run from Minden to the Möhne dam. The prints show buildings, public occasions and local prospects, including the inauguration of Beethoven's statue at Bonn.

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