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Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.

A harbour in which bales of goods are being traded between two merchants: falsehood and fraud govern the transaction, aided by an untrained clerk; representing the fraudulent use of commercial law. Engraving by H. Goltzius.

The Royal Exchange, London: elevation of the entrance facade, top, and ground plan of the courtyard, below, with indications of types of trade in the courtyard, heraldic emblems of the City of London and the Mercers' Company below, with a scale of feet. Engraving by A. Walker, 1808, after I. Donowell.

A merchant haggles with another merchant over a large bundle of goods. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A Turkish soldier and merchant standing outdoors to smoke. Coloured lithograph by C. Bour, c. 1870, after E. Prisse.

Malaya: Chinese merchants grouped outside their club house on Penang Island. Photograph by J. Taylor, 1881.

The Royal Exchange, London: view from roof height, with various men at business in the courtyard, emblematic devices in the sky area. Etching by B. Howlett, 1808, after F. Hogenburg, 1570.

Vignettes of Peel's first ministry surrounded by eight figures representing certain professions. Coloured lithograph, 1835.

Malaya: Chinese merchants and carriages outside their club house on Penang Island. Photograph by J. Taylor, 1881.

The profile of a businessman, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793.

Mercury (Hermes) god of trade, standing next to a monument adorned with portraits of six English merchants in roundels. Engraving by T. Milton, 1806, after R. Smirke.

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The profile of a businessman, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793.

A Turkish soldier and merchant standing outdoors to smoke. Coloured lithograph by C. Bour, c. 1870, after E. Prisse.

Mercury (Hermes) god of trade, standing next to a monument adorned with portraits of six English merchants in roundels. Engraving by T. Milton, 1806, after R. Smirke.

Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.