Corda (unit)
The Corda was an Italian measure of length and was valid on the island of Sicily .
- 1 Corda = 4 Catene = 16 Canne = 128 Palmi = 33.0368 meters
- 1 miglio ( mile ) = 45 cords = 1.4866 kilometers ( Palermo )
literature
- Association of practical merchants: The latest illustrated trade and goods lexicon or encyclopedia of the entire trade sciences for merchants and manufacturers: Volume 2. Verlag Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1857, p. 303
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Verlag Teubner, Leipzig 1855, p. 208