Sospensione di commercio con tutta la Germania : essendo pervenuto all'Illustrissimo Magistrato della Sanità di questa città il bando, publicato da SS. Proveditori alla Sanità di Verona, della Germania da suoi confini in sù ... / Signori Presidenti del Magistrato ... Francesco Raimondi [and others].

A new and complete dictionary of trade and commerce ... / By Thomas Mortimer.

A crowd scramble to catch a goose which is running among them; representing the quest for money. Engraving attributed to S. Bernard.

The Commercial Travellers' School, Pinner, Harrow, England. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin after B. Sly.

A harbour in which bales of goods are being traded between two merchants: falsehood and fraud govern the transaction, aided by an untrained clerk; representing the fraudulent use of commercial law. Engraving by H. Goltzius.

A merchant haggles with another merchant over a large bundle of goods. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Panorama of the river Thames and the buildings of the City, looking northwards beside London Bridge. Engraving by S. and N. Buck, 1749.

Thomas Wakley shown as Orpheus with his lyre, opposing the Literary Copyright Act of 1842 on the grounds that he could write poetry according to a recipe; and British tradesmen offering shoddy coats for sale. Letterpress and wood engraving.

A Moodaly and wife. Gouache drawing.

King Arcesilaus of Cyrenaica overseeing the packaging of silphium (the country's main source of income) into ships for export. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after a Spartan cylix, c. 580-550 B.C.

London: the river Thames and the buildings of the City, looking northwards beside London Bridge. Coloured engraving, 1730, after J. Kip.

Psychiatric hospital (Het dol huys), Amsterdam, Netherlands. Etching, 17th century.

2 volumes in 1 : frontispiece, 15 maps (some folded), 10 plans ; (folio)

2 volumes : frontispiece, 24 folded maps, diagrams ; 41 cm (folio)

The universal dictionary of trade and commerce : with large additions and improvements, adapting the same to the present state of British affairs in America, since the last treaty of peace made in the year 1763. With great variety of new remarks and illustrations incorporated throughout the whole: together with everything essential that is contained in Savary's dictionary: also, all the material laws of trade and navigation relating to these kingdoms, and the customs and usages to which all traders are subject / By Malachy Postlethwayt, esq.

Nos seniores, consules et senatores liberae imperialis reipublicae Ulmensis, omnibus & singulia, ad quos praesentes pervenerint, intimamus, cum.

1 drawing : gouache, with gold and gum arabic

2 volumes : frontispiece, 24 folded maps, 26 folded tables ; (folio)

The universal dictionary of trade and commerce / translated from the French of the celebrated Monsieur Savary ... with large additions ... and the laws, customs and usages to which all traders are subject. By Malachy Postlethwayt.

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A new and complete dictionary of trade and commerce ... / By Thomas Mortimer.

Nos seniores, consules et senatores liberae imperialis reipublicae Ulmensis, omnibus & singulia, ad quos praesentes pervenerint, intimamus, cum.

A Moodaly and wife. Gouache drawing.

The universal dictionary of trade and commerce / translated from the French of the celebrated Monsieur Savary ... with large additions ... and the laws, customs and usages to which all traders are subject. By Malachy Postlethwayt.

Commerce

Images from the collections

Images about Commerce

Works from the collections

A new and complete dictionary of trade and commerce ... / By Thomas Mortimer.

Nos seniores, consules et senatores liberae imperialis reipublicae Ulmensis, omnibus & singulia, ad quos praesentes pervenerint, intimamus, cum.

A Moodaly and wife. Gouache drawing.

The universal dictionary of trade and commerce / translated from the French of the celebrated Monsieur Savary ... with large additions ... and the laws, customs and usages to which all traders are subject. By Malachy Postlethwayt.

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