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Map Description
Historical Map of France in
1781 - Traites (Customs Duty)
Illustrating:
Carte des Traites
La France, quant aux traites, se partage en trois grandes
Divisions:
1 Cinq Grosses Fermes, en blanc
2 Provinces réputées Etrangeres, en teinte verte
3 Provinces a l'instar de l'Etranger efféctif, en teinte rouge*
Les gros points noirs qui partagent les trois divisions, et ceux
qui sont dans le district
des Provinces réputées Etrangeres, indiquent les lignes de
démarcation où sont perçus
des droits de Traites.
In other words:
Map of the Traites (Customs Duty)
France, regarding the traites, is divided into three main sections:
1 The five large Farms General, in white
2 Provinces considered foreign provinces, in green
3 Provinces considered secondary foreign provinces, in red*
The black points that divide the three sections, and those that
are in the
district of the foreign provinces, indicate the dividing lines
where traites are levied.
*
"Provinces a l'instar de l'Etranger efféctif" - Provinces
into which foreign merchandise can enter freely, but French products
are taxed.
Credits
From
Compte rendu au roi, by Jaqcues
Necker, 1781.
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