Journal (unit)

The journal was a measure of area in Brittany in north-west France and corresponded to the morning or day's work.

• 1 Journal = 20 Sillons = 80 Cordées = 480 Raies = 48.624 Ar

In Nancy the measure was determined to be 25,000 Lorraine square feet and that was 19,446 French square feet.

In some Swiss cantons, such as Valais , Vaud and Geneva , Journal was the middle name for the pose , a field measure of about 27.013 ares.

• 1 journal / pose = 1 ½ Juchart (Juchart = 8 ouvrées = 400 square rods )

literature

• Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1078.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Samuel Ricard, Thomas Heinrich Gadebusch : Handbook of the merchants: or general overview and description. Volume 2, Anton Ferdinand Röse, Greifswald 1784, p. 220.
2. ↑ 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. 197.