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The new description and state of England, containing the mapps of the counties of England and Wales, in fifty three copper-plates, Newly Design'd, Exactly Drawn and Engraven by the Best Artists. The several Counties described, the Account of their Ancient and Modern Names, Extent, Soil, Former and Present Inhabitants, their Number, Rarities, Market-Towns, and Days whereon the Markets are kept, Hundreds, Rivers, Bays, Harbours, Bridges, Minerals, Commodities, Number of Acres, what Proportion each County pays to the Land-Tax, Archbishopricks, Bishopricks, Cathedrals, Parish-Churches, Schools, Hospitals, Roads and Distances, Roman Ways, Post-Towns, Men of Note, Memorable Battles and Actions, the Houses of the Nobility and Gentry, an Account of Fairs, &c. To which is added, a new and exact list of the House of Peers and Commons, and of the Lord-Lieutenants of each County, of the Army, Navy, Officers and Offices, &c. belonging to this kingdom.
Morden, Robert, -1703.Date: 1701- Books
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Geography anatomiz'd: Or, The geographical grammar. Being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography, after a new and curious method. Comprehending I. A general view of the terraqueous globe, being a compendious system of the true fundamentals of geography; digested into various definitions, problems, theorems, and paradoxes; with a transient survey of the surface of the earthly ball, as it consists of land and water. II. A particular view of the terraqueous globe, being a clear and pleasant prospect of all remarkable countries upon the face of the whole earth; shewing their situation, extent, division, sub-division, cities, chief towns, name, air, soil, commodities, rarities, archbishopricks, bishopricks, universities, manners, languages, government, arms, religion. Collected from the best authors, and illustrated with divers maps. The eighteenth edition, corrected, and somewhat enlarged; and a set of new maps, by Mr. Senex. By Pat. Gordon, M.A.F.R.S.
Gordon, Patrick, active 1700.Date: M.DCC.XLIV. [1744]- Books
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Geography anatomiz'd: or, the geographical grammar. Being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography, after a new and curious method. comprehending I. A general viw of the Terraqueous globe, being a compendious system of the true fundamentals of geography; digested into various definitions, problems, theorems, and paradoxes; with a transient survey of the surface of the Earthly Ball, as it consists of land and water. II. A particulat view of the Terrqueous globe, being a clear and pleasent prospect of all remarkable countries upon the face of the whole earth; shewing their situation, extent, division, sub-division, cities, chief towns, name, air, soil, commodities, rarities, archbishopricks, bishopricks, universities, manners, languages, government, arms, religion. collected from the best authors, and illustrated with divers maps. The sixteenth edition, corrected, and somewhat enlarged; and a set of new maps, by Mr. Senex. By Pat. Gordon,M.A.F.R.S.
Gordon, Patrick, active 1700.Date: M.DCC. XL. [1740]- Books
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The practical counting house; Or, calculation and accountantship illustrated, in all the cases that can occur in trade, domestic or foreign proper or company; in buying, selling, drawing, remitting, exporting, importing, factorage, brokerage, insurance, exchange, &c. To which is added, an appendix, containing procedents of writing, English and Sco[t]s, proper for every regular counting house; and a book of rates, exhibiting, at one view, the duty and drawback upon every commodity the British merchant exports or imports, with a summary of the laws respecting the same. By James Scruton, of the academy in Glasgow, author of the mercantile penmanship.
Scruton, James.Date: M.DCC.LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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The merchant's magazine: or, trades man's treasury, Containing I. Arithmetick in Whole Numbers and Fractions, Vulgar and Decimal; with the Reason and Demonstration of each Rule; Adorn'd with curious Copper-Cuts of the chief Tables and Titles. II. Merchants Accompts, or a most concise Way of Casting up the Value of Merchandize, Tare and Trett, Interest of Coin, Rule of Barter, Loss and Gain, Fellowship, Equation of Payments, and several Matters relating to Exchange, never before made Publick. III. Book-Keeping, after a Plain, Easie and Natural Method, shewing how to Enter, Post, Close and Ballance an Accompt, &c. IV. Maxims concerning Bills of Exchange, Factors and Factorage: The Law concerning Brokers, &c. V. The Port of Letters to and from Foreign Countries; and the Days when Males are sent to, and due from those Countries. VI. An Account of the Commodities produced by all Countries: Their chief Towns of Trade, and bigness of the Country compared with England. Vii. A Merchant or Trader's Dictionary, explaining the most difficult Terms used in Trade. Viii. Precedents of Merchants Writings; as, Bills of Lading, Invoyces, Bills of Exchange, Letters of Credit, Charter-Parties, &c. With many other Things not Extant before, as by the Table of Contents appears. Accommodated chiefly to the Practice of Merchants and Tradesmen: But is likewise useful for Schools, Banks, Diversion of Gentlemen, Business of Mechanicks, and Officers of the King's Custom and Excise. The seventh impression corrected and improved. By E. Hatton, Philomathemat.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]- Books
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The merchant's magazine: or, Trades man's treasury. Containing, I. Arithmetick in whole numbers and fractions, vulgar and decimal; with the reason and demonstration of each rule; adorn'd with curious copper-cuts of the chief tables and titles. II. Merchants accompts, or a most concise way of casting up the value of merchandize, tare and trett, interest of coin, rule of barter, loss and gain, fellowship, equation of payments, and several matters relating to exchange, never before made publick. III. Book-keeping, after a plain, easie and natural method, shewing how to enter, post, close and ballance an accompt, &c. IV. Marims concerning bills of exchange, factors and factorage: the law concerning brokers, &c. V. The post of letters to and from foreign countries; and the days when mails are sent to, and due from those countries. VI. An account of the commodities produced by all countries: their chief towns of trade, and bigness of the country compared with England. VII. A merchant or Trader's dictionary, explaining the most difficult terms used in trade. VIII. Precedents of merchants writings; as, bills of lading, invoyces, bills of exchange, letters of credit, charter-parties, &c. with many other things not extant before, as by the table of contents appears. Accommodated chiefly to the practice of merchants and tradesmen: but is likewise useful for schools, bankers, diversion of gentlemen, business of mechanicks, and officers of the Queen's custom and excise. The sixth impression corrected and improved. By E. Hatton, Philomathemat.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: MDCCXII. [1712]- Books
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Youth's general director, or Hoey's new instructor; containing; compendious English grammar, with the defini[tions] and etymology of all the terms made use of [its] science.--The Hibernian penman, or a new and [] introduction to the art of writing.--Select familiar letters on several occasions.--Instructions for addressing persons of all distinctions.--Art's Glory, or ready accomptant; being a new and compendious system of practical arithmetick.--Questions for the exercise of arithmetick.--Price of any commodity, by the tun, hundred, pound, ounce, yard, &c.--Directions to merchants how to keep their accounts.--A perpetual almanack of daily use to all traders.--Directions relating to the purchasing and measuring of land.--Direction for the well managing trade.--Directions to young shop-keepers and other tradesemen.--Book-keeping after the Italian manner, &c.--A short system of book keeping for shop-keepers.--Bills of exchange, with variety of examples of inland and foreign bills; likewise useful remarks and observations on bills and promissary notes.--A method of book-keeping for gentlmen of landed estates, factors, or stewards.--A short, but comprehensive account of all arts and sciiences.--Variety of letters on business and mercantile affairs.-An account of the commodities of all countries. N.B. not one of the above particulars were ever publish'd before in this kingdom. Revised by W. Richards, Accomptant.
Date: 1751- Books
Commercial visions : science, trade, and visual culture in the Dutch Golden Age / Dániel Margócsy.
Margócsy, DánielDate: [2014]- Books
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The merchant's magazine; or, trades man's treasury. Containing, I. Arithmetick in Whole Numbers and Fractions, Vulgar and Decimal; with the Reason and Demonstration of each Rule: Adorn'd with curious Copper-Cuts of the chief Tables and Titles. II. Merchants accompts, or a most Concise Way of Casting up the Value of Merebandize, Tare and Trett, Interest of Coin, Rule of Barter, Loss and Gain, Fellowship, Equation of Payments, and several Matters relating to Exchange, Never before made Publick. III. Book-Keeping, after a plain Easie and Natural Method shewing how to Enter, Post, Close and Ballance an Accompt, &c. IV. Maxims concerning Bills of Exchange, Factors and Factorage: The Law concerning Brokers, &c. V. The Port of Letters to and from Foreign Countries; and the Days when Mails are sent to, and due from those Countries. VI. An Account of the Commodities produced by all Countries; Their chief Towns of Trade, and bigness of the Country compared with England: Vii. A Merchant or Trader's Dictionary, Explaining the most Difficult Terms used in Trade. Viii. Precedents of Merchants Writings; as, Bills of Lading, Invoyces, Bills of Exchange, Letters of Credit, Charter-Parties, &c. With many other Things not Extant before, as by the Table of Contents appears; Accommodated chiefly to the Practice of Merchants and Trades-Men: But is likewise useful for Schools, Bankers, Diversion of Gentlemen, Business of Mechanicks, and Officers of the Queen's Custom and Excise. The fifth edition corrected and improv'd. By E. Hatton, Gent.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: MDCCVII. [1707]- Books
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The merchant's magazine: or, trades-man's treasury. Containing I. Arithmetick in Whole Numbers and Fractions, Vulgar and Decimal; with the Reason and Demonstration of each Rule: Adorn'd with curious Copper-Cutts of the chief Tables and Titles II. Merchants Accompts, or a most Concise Way of Casting up the Value of Merchandize, Tare and Trett, Interest of Coin, Rule of Barter, Loss and Gain, Fellowship, Equation of Payments, and several Matters relating to Exchange, Never before made Publick. III. Book-Keeping, after a Plain, Easie and Natural Method shewing how to Enter, Post, Close and Ballance an Accompt; &c. IV. Maxims concerning Bills of Exchange, Factors and Factorage: The Law concerning Brokers, &c. V. The Port of Letters to and from Foreign Countries; and the Days when Mails are sent to, and due from those Countries. VI. An Account of the Commodities produced by all Countries; Their chief Towns of Trade, and Bigness of the Country compar'd with England. Vii. A Merchant or Trader's Dictionary, Explaining the most Difficult Terms used in Trade. Viii. Precedents of Merchants Writings; as, Bills of Lading, Invoyces, Bills of Exchange, Letters of Credit, Chapter-Parties, &c. With many other Things not Extant before, as by the Table of Contents appears. Accommodated chiefly to the Practice of Merchants and Trades-Men: But is likewise useful for Schools, Bankers, Diversion of Gentlemen, Business of Mechanicks, and Officers of the King's Custom and Excise. The fourth edition corrected and improv'd. By E. Hatton, Gent.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: MDCCI. [1701]- Books
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A treasury for dealers, or The Merchant, Cash keeper, Masters, Owners of Ships, Freighters, Factors, Mariner, and Notary Publick's, best Instructor and Companion, in three parts. Part I. Containing an account of Merchants, and Merchandize, Exchanges, and Bills of Exchange, with the manner of Protest, Forms of the most material Writings, belonging to Merchandize, or Sea Affairs, Customs, Entries, &c. The Privileges and Rights of Owners of Ships Instructions for Masters of Ships of Average and Contribution; the Port of London, Customs, and Privileges of the City, relating to Trade; Directions for insuring Ships, Merchandize, &c. with the form of policy of assurance; Tenus Nauticum Bottomere, an account of the Ports, &c. where Goods may be laden, with Fees claimed by Custom-House Officers, Customs of London, in relation to aliens the Factor and Book-Keepers faithful Guide. A very useful Table, containing an exact account cast up, for buying and selling any Commodity, by Number or Weight, with many other necessary things. Part II. Instructions for young Saylors, Mariners, Pursers and Stewards of Ships, &c. in what materially relates to them. Part III. Containing useful Writings, as Bonds, Bills, Wills, Letters of Attorney, Deeds of Gift, Bills of Sale, Penal Bills, General Releases, and all other useful Writings. By J. C. Notar. Pub.
J. C., Notar. Pub.Date: 1702- Books
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The merchant's magazine: or, trades-man's treasury. containing, I. Arithmetick in Whole Numbers and Fractions, Vulgar and Decimal; with the Reason and Demonstration of each Rule: Adorn'd with curious Copper-Cuts of the chief Tables and Titles. II. Merchant's Accompts, or a most concise Way of Casting up the Value of Merchandize, Tare and Trett, Interest of Coin, Rule of Barter, Loss and Gain, Fellowship, Equation of Payments, and several Matters relating to Exchange, never before made Publick. III. Book-Keeping, after a Plain, Easy, and Natural Method, shewing how to Enter, Post, Close and Balance an Accompt, and the whole Ledger, and how to discover from thence if any Error hath been in any one Accompt. IV. Maxims concerning Bills of Exchange, Factors and Factorage: The Law concerning Brokers, their Business, &c. V. The Port of Letters to and from Foreign Countries; and the Days when Mails are sent to, and due from those Countries. VI. An Account of the Commodities produced by all Countries: Their chief Towns of Trade, and Bigness of the Country compared with England. Vii. A Merchant or Trader's Dictionary, explaining the most difficult Terms used in Trade. The Value of Coins, Weights, and Measures. Viii. Precedents of Merchants Writings; as Bills of Lading, Invoices, Bills of Exchange, Letters of Credit, Charter-Parties; &c. With many other Things not extant before, as by the Table of Contents appears. Accomodated chiefly to the Practice of Merchants and Tradesmen: But is likewise useful for Schools, Banks, Diversion of Gentlemen, Business of Mechanicks, and Officers of the King's Custom and Excise. The ninth impression corrected and improved. By E. Hatton, Gent.
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The general shop book: or, the tradesman's universal director. Being a most useful and necessary compendium to lie upon the counter of every shopkeeper, whether Wholesale or Retail, in Town or Country. Comprehending and Explaining The Domestic and Foreign Trade of Great Britain and the Plantations, whether carried on by Companies or private Persons; and the several Trades and Professions exercised at home; the various Commodities and Manufactures exported and imported to and from the different Countries of the World; the Course of Exchange, the Ballance of Trade, the Business of the Custom-House and Water-Side, Invoices, Entries, Insurances, Bottomree, Coins, Weights, Measures, &c. Likewise, The Distance of all the Market Towns in England, from London, their Fairs and Markets, the Inns where their Carriers and Coaches put up, and the Days they come in and go out. With a Map of the Roads, a Plan of London, a Chart of the Sea Coast, and many other useful Particulars.
Date: M,DCC,LIII. [1753]- Books
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The exact dealer refined: being a useful companion for all traders. In three parts. Containing I. A Description of the Commodities Coins, Weights and Measures of Great Britain, and its neighbouring Countries. With Useful Directions about Entring and Taking up Goods at the Custom-House: Instructions about Bills of Exchange, and the Keeping of Books of Accompts. The way of Recovering Debts; likewise Exact Tables of Accompts ready cast up. II. Containing a plain Institution of Arithmetick in all its Parts; with an excellent and easie new way of multiplying Foot-Measure in Feet and Inches by Feet and Inches, without Reduction, and applied to the Measuring of Carpenters, Joyners, Painters, Plaisterers Glasiers, and Bricklayers Work, &c. And of Solid Timber, &c. Also the whole Art of Gauging, with several curious Tables. And very necessary Observations relating to the Measuring of Land III. Containing the Travellers Guide through all the Principal Roads in England. An Account of Fairs, Carriers Inns, and Days of going out. Also the Rates of Post-Letters. With other Matters not before made publick. The sixth edition, enlarged. By J.H. author of The secretary's guide.
Hill, John, active 1712.Date: [1706]- Books
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The exact dealer refined: being a useful companion for all traders. In three parts. Containing I. A Description of the Commodities, Coins, Weights and Measures of Great Britain, and its neighbouring Countries. With Useful Directions about Entring and Taking up Goods at the Custom house: Instructions about Bills of Exchange, and the Keeping of Books of Accompts. The way of Recovering Debts; likewise Exact Tables of Accompts ready cast up II. Containing a plain Institution of Arithmetick in all its Parts; with an excellent and easie new way of multiplying Foot-Measure in Feet and Inches, by Feet and Inches, without Reduction and applied to the Measuring of Carpenters Joyners, Painters, Plaisterers, Glasiers, and Bricklayers Work, &c. And of Solid Timber, &c Also the whole Art of Gauging, with several curious Tables. And very necessary Observations relating to the Measuring of Land. III. Containing the Travellers Guide through all the Principal Roads in England. An Account of Carriers Inns, and Days of going out. Also the Rates of Post-Letters. With other Matter not before made publick The fifth edition, enlarged. By J H. author of The secretary's guide.
Hill, John, active 1712.Date: [1702]- Books
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Harris's pocket journal, for town and country: or, the gentleman's memorandum book, for the year 1772. Containing, The London Sheet Almanack: Fifty-Two double Pages ruled on a superfine Post Paper for Accounts and Memorandums: The Traveller's Pocket Directory, containing all the Principal and Cross Roads, with the new Turnpike Roads, in England and Wales; exhibiting all the Cities, Boroughs, Post and Market Towns, and principal Villages in each County; their Market Days and Distances from London; with compleat Alphabetical Indexes: An Account of the Expence of sending a Letter or Packet by Express from the General Post Office: Tables shewing the Amount of any Commodity from one Farthing to five Shillings: Tables of Interest at five per Cent: A Table for calculating Expences, Income or Wages, per Day, Week, Month and Year: Another for finding the Value, per Kalendar Month, Week and Day, of any Sum, from One Pound, to One Thousand Pounds per Annum: A perpetual Diary, with a Table exhibiting the Dominical Letter for ever; according to New or Old Stile: An extensive Table for reducing Guineas to Pounds, and the contrary: An Account of the Days and Hours for Buying, Selling, Accepting and Transferring, in the several Stocks, and receiving Dividends: A Table useful in the Calculation of Exchanges, and several Branches of Trade: A List of all the Public Offices and Places for transacting of Business: A List of Bankers.
Harris, William, active 1768-1775.Date: [1772]- Books
Merchants & marvels : commerce, science and art in early modern Europe / edited by Pamela H. Smith & Paula Findlen.
Date: [2002], ©2002- Books
Empire of tea : the Asian leaf that conquered the world / Markman Ellis, Richard Coulton, Matthew Mauger.
Ellis, MarkmanDate: 2015- Books
Globalization and transnational surrogacy in India : outsourcing life / edited by Sayantani DasGupta and Shamita Das Dasgupta.
Date: [2014]- Books
River of dark dreams : slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom / Walter Johnson.
Johnson, Walter, 1967-Date: 2013- Books
The Oxford handbook of material culture studies / edited by Dan Hicks and Mary C. Beaudry.
Date: 2010