Ottoman documents
Armenian documents
Exchanges across the global Mediterranean
15. Ship and caravan cargo from Syria to Genoa
16. Cargo from Alexandria (Egypt)
19. Tariffe Mercantili del Levante
20. ‘Re della China’. Compendio di geografia e statistica.
21. Book of accounts and exchange charges marked ‘A’, Del Vernaccia & Arrighi trading firm (1637–39)
22. Merchant’s declaration of the current exchange rates between Dutch and Smirnese coins
24. Attestatie (general witness testimony) notarial deed, drafted by notary Daniel Bredan
25. Contract between merchant Antonio de Lespaul and Jan Brouwer
26. Transaction for the purchase of silk for export abroad
27. Letter from Hernando de Morales in Lisbon, to Simón Ruiz in Medina del Campo
28. Royal Warrant from the infanta and regent, Juana de Austria
30. An inventory of the brigantino of Antonio Gusman with one bill of lading
32. Trade fair notebook. Medina del Campo, 17 June 1584 to 7 August 1586
22. Merchant’s declaration of the current exchange rates between Dutch and Smirnese coins
Inv. number: NL-SAA 5075, inv. no. 4123, fol. no. 30/scan no. 23.
SENDER: Dirk van der Groe
ADDRESSEE: Gio Eijgels; Abraham van der Sande; Antonio de Lespaul
PLACE OF DEPARTURE: Amsterdam
GENERAL INFORMATION: Merchants’ declaration of the current exchange rates between Dutch and Smirnese coins, and the standard insurance procedures when transporting yarn from Turkey to Amsterdam. Dated 5 September 1686.
Attestatie (general witness testimony) notarial deed (recto), dated 5 September 1686, drafted by notary Dirk van der Groe. Merchants Gio Eijgels and Abraham van der Sande testify at the request of fellow merchant Antonio de Lespaul on several matters, such as the current exchange rates between Dutch and Smirnese coins, the standard insurance/bottomry procedures when transporting yarn from Turkey to Amsterdam, and the composition of a specific 1675 convoy from Smyrna under famous Dutch Rear Admiral Engel de Ruyter. The witnesses claim to be experts on these matters, because they have lived and traded in Smyrna for many years. Testimonies such as these could perhaps have served as ‘verified’ information for merchants interested in venturing into trade with Turkey.
(Tessa de Boer and Ramona Negrón)
Ottoman documents
Armenian documents
Exchanges across the global Mediterranean
15. Ship and caravan cargo from Syria to Genoa
16. Cargo from Alexandria (Egypt)
19. Tariffe Mercantili del Levante
20. ‘Re della China’. Compendio di geografia e statistica.
21. Book of accounts and exchange charges marked ‘A’, Del Vernaccia & Arrighi trading firm (1637–39)
22. Merchant’s declaration of the current exchange rates between Dutch and Smirnese coins
24. Attestatie (general witness testimony) notarial deed, drafted by notary Daniel Bredan
25. Contract between merchant Antonio de Lespaul and Jan Brouwer
26. Transaction for the purchase of silk for export abroad
27. Letter from Hernando de Morales in Lisbon, to Simón Ruiz in Medina del Campo
28. Royal Warrant from the infanta and regent, Juana de Austria
30. An inventory of the brigantino of Antonio Gusman with one bill of lading
32. Trade fair notebook. Medina del Campo, 17 June 1584 to 7 August 1586