. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 20 Miles. the Elbe and the Oder. Both the Havel and the Spree are unimportant rivers, but they are deep and navigable, and, together with artificial canals, form an extensive network of communication. In the fourteenth century Berlin was at the head of a federation of towns, and most of the meetings of the confederates were held in it. At the end of the fifteenth century it became the capital of Brandenburg, and its influence grew apace. The geographical advantages of its position contributed towards its commercial development. The high-road which connects
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 20 Miles. the Elbe and the Oder. Both the Havel and the Spree are unimportant rivers, but they are deep and navigable, and, together with artificial canals, form an extensive network of communication. In the fourteenth century Berlin was at the head of a federation of towns, and most of the meetings of the confederates were held in it. At the end of the fifteenth century it became the capital of Brandenburg, and its influence grew apace. The geographical advantages of its position contributed towards its commercial development. The high-road which connects Breslau, the commercial centre of the Upper Oder, with Hamburg, at the mouth of the Elbe, runs through Berlin, where it is crossed by the high-road communicating between Leipzig and Stettin. The North Sea was as accessible to the merchants of
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