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last
in Amsterdam

If you are unfamiliar with the role of the last in shipping, please see last.

Units of dry capacity
					amsterdamsche last
						ton	21³⁄₅
					mudd	1¼	27
				zac	1¹⁄₃	1²⁄₃	36
		schepel		3	4	5	108
	vierdevats		4	12	16	20	432
	kop	8	32	96	128	160	3456
liters	0.844	6.75	27.02	81.06	108.07	135.1	2918
liters, using new value of the last*	0.868	6.94	27.78	83.33	111.11	138.89	3000

*Upon metrication in 1817 the last was slightly enlarged to a round number of liters. Afterwards the new value of the last was sometimes used with the old subdivisions.

A list of the equivalents of the old Amsterdam last in the local units of 73 cities can be found in Doursther, page 198.

Units of dry capacity
			nederlandsche last
				mudd	30
			schepel	10	300
		kop	10	100	3000
	maatje	10	100	1000	30,000
liters	0.1	1	10	100	3000

A list of the equivalent of the nederlandsche last in the local units of 67 cities or nations can be found in Doursther, page 198.

In practice the last varied considerably, which is illustrated by the following examples from the mid-19ᵗʰ century.

Commodity	what 1 last equals
almonds	3000 pond
citrons and oranges	20 caisses
copper	4000 amsterdamsche pond or 2000 nederlandsche pond
orange peel	amsterdamsche last = 2400 pond
spices	amsterdamsche last = 2000 pond
iron	= 4000 amsterdamsche pond or 2000 nederlandsche pond
tar and pitch	15 barils tar; 12 barils pitch
whale oil	= 7 guardeelen = 84 steekkan, about 1600 liters
wool	amsterdamsche last = 2000 pond
heavy goods	= 4000 amsterdamsche pond or 2000 nederlandsche pond
feathers	amsterdamsche last = 2000 pond
rice	amsterdamsche last = 4000 pond
sea salt	58 matten = 3560 liters
wine and eau-de-vie	= 8 oxhoofd or barriques of wine; = 5 pieces eau-de-vie

last in Amsterdam

last
in Amsterdam