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. CXCIX. Of Dresden, and the Trade thereof.

* 1.1DResden is a fair Town, and strongly fortified, in which the Elector of Saxony keeps his Court; it is famous for the magnificent Stables and Armories which the Duke keeps here in a continual readiness: the River Elve divides the Town into two parts, the new and the old, which is very strong both by Art and Nature, and accounted the strongest modern City in Germany: the Inhabitants are much addicted to Trade, and the River doth much further their Endeavours; but Nature affording them a rich Soil, takes away much of their edg, for it is ever found that the barren Soil affords the Inhabitants the greatest encouragement. Their Weights and Measures are,

* 1.2Dresden, Misen and all Saxony are found to have three VVeights, and the 100 l. of London made of Zigostatica, or the Princes weight, 96 l. of 16 ounces made 92 l. of Merchonts weight of 16 ounces, and 144 l. of the common weight of 12 ounces.

* 1.3Their Measures of Length are two, agreeing with Lipsick above-mentioned, on which I need not further insist.

* 1.4Brunswick is the eighteenth Province, wherein is Brunswick the principal City; secondly, Wolfiabolt, where the Duke commonly resideth; thirdly, Alberstade, then Lunenberg, and some others of less note.

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* 1.1

Dresden, and the Trade of Saxony.

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* 1.2

Weights of Saxony.

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* 1.3

Measures of Saxony.

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* 1.4

Brunswick.

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