Nordrhein-Westfalen

Duisburg Hamborn

Maps on our site:

• 1575, Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, map II-34

Find more maps:

• 1566, Stadtplan von Johannes Corputius on the site of
  Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg (German)
  
  
• Corputiusplan, Karten, Luftbild on the site of
  Alltagskultur im Rheinland(German)

Located at the junction of the Rhein & Rhur rivers, connected to North Sea ports by canal; ancient settlement became seat of Frankish kings in 8th cen.; ruled by Kleve from 1290, by Brandenburg from 1614; damaged heavily in wars of 17th cen. & WW II.

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