In the annals of maritime history, few entities have captured the imagination quite like the confederation of merchant cities that sprawled across the cold waters of the North Sea. From the bustling ports of Lübeck to the counting houses of London, a network of commerce and culture flourished that would shape the destiny of Northern Europe.
The merchants of old dealt in many currencies:£12 sterling,ƒ45 gulden, and₤78 lire. Their ledgers, kept in careful script, recorded transactions that spanned from Bergen to Bruges.
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