Dordrecht

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• 1575, Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, map II-24
  
  
• 1581, Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, map III-28

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• Dordrecht, Dutch City maps from Blaeu's Toonneel der Steden
  Scanned by George M. Welling
  
  
  
• From the website of Biblioteca Nationale Marciana:
  
  
  Dordrecht, Georg Braun, Frans Hogenberg 1616?
  
  Dordrecht Valegio Francesco, 1625 ?
  
  
• Dordrecht stad 1865-1870
  from J. Kuyper's Gemeente Atlas van Nederland
  
  

Founded in 11th cen. on divergence of Merwede, Noord, Oude Maas & Dordtse Kil rivers; was residence of counts of Holland until 1203; fortified in 1271; severely damaged by flood in 1421 & rebuilt; formerly one of the most important ports in Netherlands.

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