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.
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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.
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Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
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At London :: Printed by R. O[ulton, Eliot's Court Press?, Thomas Harper, and Felix Kingston] for Ralph Mabb,
MDCXXXVIII. [1638]
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Coinage -- Early works to 1800.
Weights and measures -- Early works to 1800.
Commerce -- Early works to 1800.
Balance of trade -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10821.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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CHAP. CCV.
Trade in generall of Denmarke.
TO conclude, the trade of Denmarke driven by the inhabitants, is not great, their countrey partly not * 1.1 affoording commodities for Merchandises; and their seas, I meane principally the Baltique, not being for many moneths in the yeare navigable for frost. The inhabitants are frugall in food and apparrell, and therefore not much addicted neither to Silkes nor Spices, and the great traffique and concourse of other nations, through the Sound, that furnisheth them with all necessaries, makes the inhabi∣tants lesse desirous to saile abroad to fetch the same at the first hand. Stockefish and other salted Fish they send into forraigne Coun∣tries,
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and so also they doe their Oxen and cattell in great quan∣•…•…ty, besides the commodities which the countrey doth natu∣•…•…lly afford, mentioned in the former part of this countries de∣•…•…ription; neither have I heard any great fame of their Naviga∣•…•…ons or Mariners, which principally saile Northward, and little to •…•…e Southward, though otherwise it is conceived that next to the •…•…nglish their Vessels are the strongest built to indure the blasts of •…•…he colder climates, and the scorchings of the warmer regions; yet •…•…f late daies I have understood, they have undertaken some new •…•…iscoveries and trade into the East Indies, which they have since ful∣•…•…y performed, to the great incouragement of such as shall fol∣•…•…ow them.