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in the centre from the mainland. Below it, on the left bank of the Rhine, lies the fortress of HĂĽningen. On the island and the right bank of the Rhine are its outworks. The forked mouth of the Wiese river and KleinhĂĽningen are right and above right. The 1738 border with Basle is shown as a red line
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Christoph Frey, an official of the Basle Estate, had been involved in the violence of 1736 and organized it out of his own interest. As part of his income, he received a third of the captured fish. In addition, the village guard had beaten his drum, giving the riot the
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