The universal merchant : containing the rationale of commerce, in theory and practice; an enquiry into the nature and genius of banks, their power, use, influence and efficacy; The Establishment and Operative Transactions of the Banks of London and Amsterdam, Their Capacity and Credit calculated and compared: An Account of the Banks of Hamburgh, Nuremberg, Venice, and Genoa, Their Credit and Course of Business; The Doctrine of Bullion and Coins amply discussed; and therefrom the Course and Par of Exchange regularly deduced. Exemplified by Remarks Historical, Critical, and Political. Wherein the Best Writers, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and Domestic, are duly considered and referred to. Adapted equally to the Use and Information of Gentlemen who propose to make a Figure in Public Affairs, as to the Merchant, Factor, Broker, and Remitter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magens, Nicolas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money.

Banks and banking--Early works to 1800.

Banks and banking.

Commerce--Early works to 1800.

Commerce.

Foreign exchange--Early works to 1800.

Foreign exchange.

Coinage--Early works to 1800.

Coinage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([6],xxii,131,[5]p. )

Other Title:

Universal merchant

Place of Publication:

London : printed by C. Say, for W. Owen, at Homer's-Head, near Temple-Bar, MDCCLIII. [1753]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Nicolas Magens.

Dedication signed by the translator: William Horsley.

The last two leaves contain the index.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T92967.

OCLC:

642747659