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TheMurerplan is a historicmap ofZürich, printed in 1576 byJos Murer (1530–1580).[1]It was combined from six pearwood plates measuring 45 cm squared each. A smaller extra plate was made for theGrossmünster, which would otherwise have been divided between four plates.The original plates have not been preserved. The plates of a second edition of 1610 survive.
The map is entitled
The plan is extremely detailed, showing the aspect of every house, and is a unique historical source for the condition of the city in the 16th century. Zürich had essentially preserved its medieval (13th-century) aspect until that time (except for the frequent replacement of earlier wooden buildings by stone houses), and major expansions and city planning began only in the 17th century, with the addition oframparts during theThirty Years' War.
The plan looks east over the city (north to the left), with the moat at the bottom of the plan corresponding to the presentBahnhofstrasse, with the Rennweg gate, the main entry to the city. The bottom left corner shows the confluence of theSihl andLimmat rivers, the location of the presentZürich Hauptbahnhof.
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