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Merian carefully emphasizes its twin towers and high nave, making it the visual focal point of the entire engraving. Surrounding it are other significant structures—abbeys, churches, public squares, and the dense medieval street network—engraved with Merian’s characteristic clarity. The Vesle River flows across the foreground, animated with bridges, mills, and small boats that underscore the city’s economic activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1876\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIn the margins and foreground, Merian includes pastoral details—figures walking, herders, cultivated fields—creating a lively transition between countryside and urban center. 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