The merchants map of commerce wherein the universal manner and matter relating to trade and merchandize are fully treated of, the standard and current coins of most princes and republicks observ'd, the real and imaginary coins of accounts and exchanges express'd, the natural products and artificial commodities and manufactures for transportation declar'd, the weights and measures of all eminent cities and towns of traffick in the universe, collected one into another, and all reduc'd to the meridian of commerce practis'd in the famous city of London / by Lewis Roberts, merchant.

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Title: The merchants map of commerce wherein the universal manner and matter relating to trade and merchandize are fully treated of, the standard and current coins of most princes and republicks observ'd, the real and imaginary coins of accounts and exchanges express'd, the natural products and artificial commodities and manufactures for transportation declar'd, the weights and measures of all eminent cities and towns of traffick in the universe, collected one into another, and all reduc'd to the meridian of commerce practis'd in the famous city of London / by Lewis Roberts, merchant.
Author: Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
Publication: London :: Printed for Thomas Horne ...,; 1700.
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Subject terms: Weights and measures -- Early works to 1800.; Coinage -- Early works to 1800.; Exchange -- Early works to 1800.; Balance of trade -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Commerce.
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CHAP. CCLIX. Of Callary, and the Trade thereof.

CAllary is the principal City of this Island, opposite to Africk, the Seat of the Spanish Vice-Kings, enjoying a goodly Haven, and much frequented by Merchants, and is an Archbi∣•…•…p's See, and well stored with eminent Citizens.

Their monies are generally the monies of Valentia in the Kingdom of Spain, but they have proper to the Island some Copper or black monies, to which the Ducates and Livers of Valentia are reduced, and their Accounts are kept in the same manner, as in that City.

The common weight is the Pound, consisting of 12 ounces, 160 l. thereof being their Quin∣ter, is English 88 in 89 l. and in Marselia 101 l. in Florence 125 l. circa.

Their common measure is a Vare and a Brace, the Vare found to agree with Valentia, and Brace with Florence, the first used in Cloth and Linen, and the latter in Silks, &c.

Further observations of the Trade of this Island have not come to my hand, therefore I will hence sail to the next Islands, which are those of Majorca and Minorca.

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Callary, and the Trade thereof.

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Monies of Callary.

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Weights in Sardinia.

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Measures of Sardinia.

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