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World: Europe: Britain: London: Lloyd's

A shipping association whose headquarters are in the Royal Exchange in London. Originally a coffeehouse gathering of merchants for business and gossip maintained by an Edward Lloyd (circa 1700), which gradually became one of the greatest organizations in the world in connection with commerce. According to the 1871 acto fo incorporation, the main objects for which the society exists are the carrying out of the business of marine insurance; the portection of the interests of the members; and the collection, publication, and diffusion of intelligence and information with respect to shipping. [JT Enc]

FIVE: Holmes: "I have spent the shole day over Lloyd's registers and files of the old papers, following the future career of every vessel which touched at Pondicherry in January and February in '83."

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