The Wise Merchant

On 9 January 1632, at the inauguration of the Amsterdam Illustrious School - the predecessor of the city's university - Caspar Barlaeus delivered a speech that has continued to arouse the curiosity of researchers and the general public alike: Mercator sapiens. This famous oration on the wise me...

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Main Author: Barlaeus, Caspar (auth)
Other Authors: Post, Anna-Luna (Editor), Vermeulen, Corinna (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2019
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