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Titelbeschreibung
Aktienschwindel, Aktien, Einblattdruck, Mississippi Bubble:
Satirical engraving, broadsheet about the fraudulent scheme of shares on a project in the USA sold to investors in Britain. With Dutch text: De Inbeelding Heersseres van't Rookverkopers-Gild, Maald Missisippi Hier, 't geen Vrankryks Schat Verspild. Netherlands, around 1720. circa 18,5 x 31 cm., 1 leaf. just the engraving, without the verse below Allegorical image of a woman at a painting surrounded by putti. In the corner four scenes from the sale of shares and in the right top corner a view of America with a native. The scheme originated by John Law led to one of the worst financial desasters in history. - Just minor browning, without the Dutch text below, here just the engraving wih some white margin. Anbieter: Bestellnummer: 48366 Versandkosten: 5.00 EUR |
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