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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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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Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
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London :: Printed for Thomas Horne ...,
1700.
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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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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A57390.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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CHAP. CCLXI. Of Ivisa, and the Trade thereof.
* 1.1THE Island of Ivisa, the chief City whereof being Ivisa, consisteth wholly in making of
Salt,* 1.2which is here sold by a measure called the Modino, which weigheth in Summer by the weight of
Valentia, which is here in use, is 33 Cantars, and in Winter 36 Cantars gross of the said place of Valentia, and corresponds with other places thus.
In Majorca it maketh Cantars
38.
In Florence Staros 50 in 52.
In Genoa Mine. 9 in 9½.
In Valentia Cassico 8.
In Flanders 100 Lutos, which is in
Ivisa 13 Modini.
In London (…)
Bushels.
Their measures and weights I must refer to the better skilled.
* 1.3Here is also Promentary, Pantcleria and Lipara Isles, with the Isles of Naples, as Caprae, Ischia, •…•…gitu, Elba, Gades, or Cales, and some others which I pass by, and so sail into the Ocean, and observe the Islands thereof.