josemartins Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 The link below is for a book published online by the Portuguese National Library. It was published in 1800 and it has (almost) all the exchange rates at the time for (almost) every single individual coin to portuguese reis (sing.: real): Face: Face Index: Page 101 (continued on pages 102 and 103) On your left, click on the number to go to the desired page (jpeg). Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawsonsLV Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Thank you Jose! That's great! I didnt have any comparision tables for that period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 That was very fascinating! Thanks for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Here is one from a Royal Bank of Scotland book that was published in 1806, my oldest bound book: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josemartins Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 The book i posted the links to was a handbook for merchants, the one i would like the library to put online would be the following: Which is a 1793 edition of the: "Universal coin dictionary, including metalic, count units, fruits, seashells, etc. - Known in Europe, Asia, Africa & America" (with description of Jewish, Greek and Roman coins, maps of the main commerce cities and measure and weight tables for solid and liquid units). Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawsonsLV Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Jose, can you count languages represented? Especially I'm interested which languages are for Russian Empire, just Russian? The book i posted the links to was a handbook for merchants, the one i would like the library to put online would be the following:Which is a 1793 edition of the: "Universal coin dictionary, including metalic, count units, fruits, seashells, etc. - Known in Europe, Asia, Africa & America" (with description of Jewish, Greek and Roman coins, maps of the main commerce cities and measure and weight tables for solid and liquid units). Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josemartins Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Jose, can you count languages represented? Especially I'm interested which languages are for Russian Empire, just Russian? Jaanis, The first book only have data regarding Russia and Poland (Polonia) from what i think it's your area of interest, if you meant the second one, the only thing i know from it, its the "Frontispiece"... Jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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