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View of the Oldest City in Switzerland
Chur/ Switzerland.
MUNSTER, S. [Basle, c. 1550] Curiensis civitas, Rhetorum sive (ut hodie vocantur) Grisonum metropolis/ Chur.
10 x 13 ½ inches. Excellent.
Woodcut view of the walled city of Chur, in the Swiss canton of Grabünden. The area, settled over five thousand years ago, lays claim to being the oldest city in Switzerland. While not depicting the prehistoric city, the woodcut presents a view of the Gothic old town, which can still be seen today.
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