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A hand-colored topographical engraving presenting a bird's-eye view of the fortified town of Borborch. The town is enclosed within a circular defensive stone wall, punctuated by several towers and two gatehouses, each with a bridge crossing a surrounding water-filled moat. The interior of the town is densely packed with gabled houses. A large Gothic church with a prominent central spire and a high-pitched roof stands in the center, flanked by another smaller church tower to the right. A windmill is visible atop the interior wall on the left side. Outside the town, the terrain is composed of verdant fields, divided by lines of trees and winding paths. Two main roads descend from the upper part of the image toward the town gates. To the far right, another windmill stands in the fields, and several rural buildings are scattered in the foreground and background. The place name "BORBORCH." is inscribed in large capital letters across the fields in the upper half of the composition.

BORBORCH.