A general treatise of monies and exchanges : in which those of all trading nations are particularly describ'd and consider'd : with an account of all the foreign banks and different species and denominations of monies, with their current and intrinsick value, and of the method and practice of foreign and domestick exchanges : together with an exact translation of the excellent ordinances lately publish'd in France, for exchange and commerce, and the regulations of most trading places upon that subject : with an introductory discourse of the nature and origin of exchange, containing also the principles of that most intricate and useful part of commerce, with forms of bills of all sorts, and the customs of merchants relating thereto, in a most easie and familiar method : as also, tables of the reduction of the monies and exchanges of the most considerable towns in Europe : to which is subjoyn'd, a general discourse of the trade and commodities of most nati.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Justice, Alexander.

Contributor:

Ricard, Samuel.

Henricy, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign exchange.

Weights and measures--Tables.

Weights and measures.

Money--Tables.

Money.

Commerce.

Genre:

Tables.

Physical Description:

12 unnumbered pages, 95 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 424 pages, 102 unnumbered pages, 72, 119 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 48 pages, 28 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations ; 23 cm (4to)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for S. and J. Sprint, and J. Nicholson ... and R. Smith ..., 1707.

Contents:

An introductory general discourse of monies and exchanges

A general treatise of the monies and exchanges of all trading nations

A general treatise of the reduction of the exchanges, moneys and real species of most places in Europe

A general discourse of the weights and measures usual in all considerable towns of trade

A general discourse of commerce

An additional collection of instruments and forms of writings relating to commerce

Indexes.

Notes:

Largely a translation and revision of Traité général du commerce ... / Samuel Ricard.

In 6 parts, each of which has half-title or special t.p. and separate pagination.

Preface signed: A.J. = Alexander Justice. Cf. Hanson 824.

"A general treatise of the reduction of the exchanges ..." was published in 1704 and includes tables by John Henricy.

Fourth count: p. [313]-[344] misnumbered 113-144, p. [122]-[123] misnumbered 118-119, p. [126]-[127] misnumbered 122-123, p. 351-352 repeated, no. p. [375]-[376].

Related Work:

Ricard, Samuel. Traité général du commerce.

OCLC:

249108487