The wise merchant
by Baerle, Caspar van, Baerle, Caspar van, Vermuelen, Corinna
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On 9 January 1632, at the inauguration of the Amsterdam Illustrious School - the predecessor of the city's university - Caspar Barlaeus delivered a speech that has continued to arouse the curiosity of researchers and the general public alike: 'Mercator sapiens'. This famous orat…
