The burden of complexity: Dealing with measurement and taxation in the Sound Toll registers – a response to Yrjö Kaukiaine

• Werner Scheltjens ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Bamberg

     University of Bamberg

     Kreisfreie Stadt Bamberg, Alemania

     
• Localización: International journal of maritime history, ISSN 0843-8714, Vol. 36, Nº. 2, 2024, págs. 333-341
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper replies to a research note outlining a method for the conversion of weights and measures in the Danish Sound Toll registers. Whereas Yrjö Kaukiainen argues that the use of values for Danish units of measurement is sufficient, Werner Scheltjens highlights the complexity of pre-modern weights and measures, and raises concerns about the simplification of the measurement and taxation procedures at the customs office in the Danish Sound