Tuesday, February 8, 2022

lloyd's (the wall street journal of 18th century)


This is a 'Lloyd's List' of exchange rates, 1740. 

See that the exchange rates are given for individual ports rather than for countries. 

The prices of Bank (Bank of England), East India and South Sea stock are listed. The high tide is also noted. A bit rudimentary, but this is an early example of design for commerce!