A CONSUL'S MANUAL

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SHIPOWNER'S AND SHIPMASTER'S

PRACTICAL GUIDE.

By Sir

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A CONSUL'S MANUAL

AND

SHIPOWNER'S AND SHIPMASTER'S

PRACTICAL GUIDE

IN THEIR TRANSACTIONS ABROAD.

WITH DEFINITIONS OF NAUTICAL, MERCANTILE, AND LEGAL TERMS;
A GLOSSARY OF MERCANTILE TERMS

IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, AND SPANISH;
TABLES OF THE

MONEY, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMERCIAL NATIONS,
AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS IN BRITISH STANDARDS;

AND FORMS OF CONSULAR AND NOTARIAL ACTS.

COMPILED BY

L. JOEL,

OF HER MAJESTY'S CONSULAR SERVICE.

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