Bream (unit)

Brasse is one of the old measures on the island of Bourbon before the introduction of the new French. It was a measure of length and corresponded to the thread . Seafaring was the application of the measure . The thread had three different values:

Small thread or buisen thread 1 bream = 5 pieds = 1.6242 meters
Koopwardersfaden 1 bream = 5 ½ pieds
Large thread 1 bream = 6 feet (Rhineland)
Mauritius 1 bream = 1.6242 meters

In Basel (Switzerland) it was a measure of length and corresponded to the small cubit .

1 bream = 53.98 centimeters

literature

Gottfried Erich Rosenthal, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner: Encyclopedia of pure mathematics and practical geometry. Volume 4, Ettinger, Erfurt 1796, p. 248.
Johann Karl Gottfried Jacobsson, Otto Ludwig Hartwig, Gottfried Erich Rosenthal: Technological dictionary or alphabetical explanation of all useful mechanical arts, manufactories, factories and craftsmen, as well as all works, instruments, tools and artificial words, according to their nature and true use. Volume 1, Friedrich Nicolai, Berlin / Stettin 1781, p. 635.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 42.

[Silber-1] A ^b Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 42.