The merchants mappe of commerce wherein, the universall manner and matter of trade, is compendiously handled. The standerd and currant coines of sundry princes, observed. The reall and imaginary coines of accompts and exchanges, expressed. The naturall and artificiall commodities of all countries for transportation declared. The weights and measures of all eminent cities and tovvnes of traffique, collected and reduced one into another; and all to the meridian of commerce practised in the famous citie of London. By Lewes Roberts, merchant. Necessary for all such as shall be imployed in the publique affaires of princes in forreigne parts; for all gentlemen and others that travell abroad for delight or pleasure, and for all merchants or their factors that exercise the art of merchandizing in any part of the habitable world.

CHAP. CCX.

Of Denmarke, and the Provinces and Cities thereof.

DENMARKE hath on the East Mare Balticum, on the West the Germa•…•… * 1.1 Ocean, on the North Sweden, on the South Germany.

This Countrey doth afford for Mer∣chandise, Fish; Tallow, hides, and having abundance of Oxen, 50000 are said to be sent hence yearely to Germany, also Buck-skins, armours of all sorts, furniture for shipping, Bords, such as Wainscot, firre∣wood, &c.

This Kingdome now containes Ci•…•…∣bricke, Chersonesse, the Ilands of the Balticke, and part of Scandia, and first this Chersonesse is divided into foure Provinces.

Halsatia is the first, wherein are found the Cities of Niemunster and Bramsted, and is the title of the second Sonne of Denmarke. * 1.2

Dithmars is the second Province, wherein are found the Cities of * 1.3 Marne and Meldorpe, the Inhabitants of this last esteemed so weal∣thy, that they are said to cover their houses with copper.

Slesia is the third, wherein are of note Sleswicke, 2. Goterpe, and 3. Londen a haven towne. * 1.4

Iuitland is the fourth, the townes of note are Rincopen, 2. Nico∣pen, 3. Holne, 4. and Arhansen. * 1.5

The Balticke Ilands are 35 in number, but of them 4 are found to * 1.6 be of principall note, 1. Seeland, 2. Fionia, 3. Borneholme, and 4. Fi∣mera, of which a word.

In Seeland is found thirteene Cities, the chiefe whereof is Haf∣fen the Kings seat, and the onely Vniversity in Denmarke, knowne to * 1.7 other nations by the name of Copenhagen, that is Mercatorum portus, or the Merchants haven: Secondly Elsinour, standing on the sea side, * 1.8 in which towne the Merchants that have passed, or are to passe the * 1.9 Sound, do pay their customes to the King: And thirdly Rotchilt, the

Sepulcher of the Danish Kings, betweene this Iland and the firme land of Scandivonia is the passage called the Sound towards Mosco∣via, which did formerly yield unto this King a great yearely profit, but now much decayed since the English found out the Northerne passage into Russia. This Sound is in breadth 3 miles, and commanded on Scandia side by the castle of Helsenburg, and on this Iland by that of Cronburg, both castles of good defence.

In Fionia is found eight Townes, the principall whereof Osell * 1.10 Scomberge and others.

In Bornholmia is a principall Citie Barnholme. * 1.11

In Fimeria. is found the City of Peterborne, and is the Iland in which that famous Mathematician Tic•…•… Bra•…•… built an artificiall tow∣er, * 1.12 wherein he studied the Mathematicks, and wherein are still reser∣ved many of his rare Mathematicall instruments.

Scandia is the last part of this Kingdome, lying part of it on this * 1.13 side, and part beyond the Articke circle, so that the longest day in the more Northerne part is about three moneths, and containes the Kingdomes of Norway, Swethland, and part of Denmarke; the part of it belonging to Denmarke is divided into three Provinces, 1. Ha∣landia, 2. Schonia, and 3. Blesida.

In Halandia is Halanesoe. * 1.14

In Scania is the City of Londis a faire haven, Falsgerbode and the castle of Elsimbourg, one of the keyes of the Sound before mentio∣ned, and the seas are here said sometimes so to abound with hering•…•…, that ships are scarse able with wind and Oare to breake through them, and the Countrey is the pleasantest of all Denmarke.

In Blesida is found the City of Malmogia, and the strong castle of * 1.15 Colmar against the Swedlander. The principall trade of this King∣dome is contained in Coppenhagen and Elsinour, therfore under the ti∣tle of these two I will comprehend the Trafficke of this Kingdome.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Denmarke and the Provinces thereof.
• * 1.2

  Holsatia.
• * 1.3

  Dithmars.
• * 1.4

  Slesia.
• * 1.5

  Iuitland.
• * 1.6

  Baltick Ilands.
• * 1.7

  Seeland.
• * 1.8

  Copenhagen.
• * 1.9

  Elsinour.
• * 1.10

  Fionia.
• * 1.11

  Bornholme.
• * 1.12

  Fimeria.
• * 1.13

  Scandia.
• * 1.14

  Halandia. Scania.
• * 1.15

  Blesida.