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Swiss city that was the subject of Hans Conrad Gyger's 1667 map featuring modern hillshading technique.

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"in may 2014 i was traveling to zurich switzerland and was waiting in line for a crepe at Crêperie Hirschenplatz. i couldn't figure out what i wanted so i turned around to tell the man behind me that he could skip in front of me & order. upon seeing my face, the man screamed "der horror!", clutched h"
"I like to take really deep breaths of fresh air. I wish I lived in Zurich so I could breathe the worlds cleanest air."
Anyone here like breathing? · bangbangbananagram · ↑146 · 2023-05-17
"A distinctly Swiss tradition, its modern form first appeared in Hans Conrad Gyger's 1667 map of Zurich."
Hillshade relief maps by Swiss cartographer Eduard Imhof · u/ghghgfdfgh · ↑28 · 2025-07-26
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