Antique Print-STOCK MARKET-AMSTERDAM-JOBBERY-DISTRESS-LOSS-PL 3-John Law-1721

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Plate 3: 'De Windkopers met wind betaald, of de laatste sal blyven hangen.' (The brokers / sellers of hyped stock certificates paid with wind or to remain unsold.) This plate shows the Amsterdam Stock Market in distress. In the middle a list of hyped investments. Copperplate etching / engraving on verge type hand laid paper with watermark. Description: Original engraved print from "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid, vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel en Windnegotie, in Vrankryk, Engeland, en de Nederlanden, gepleegt in den Jaare MDCCXX �", Amsterdam, 1720. (The Great Mirror of Folly, which is actually a collection on all printsmaps and text, published in 1720, satirizing the Englishman John Law, his Mississippi Company, and the international land and trading speculation in worthless shares of the South Sea Bubble of 1719-1720, which resulted in an international scandal.Artists and Engravers: Unknown. Condition: Excellent given its age. General age related toning and occasional light staining as visible on scan. Tear at bottom left, extending into text, restored and backed. Paper a bit frayed and paper edges with occasional small tears. Orinal fold lines as issued. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: B53-03 The overall size is ca. 11.6 x 15 inch. The image size is ca. 10.4 x 13.4 inch. The overall size is ca. 29.5 x 38 cm. The image size is ca. 26.5 x 34 cm.

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• Title: Antique Print-STOCK MARKET-AMSTERDAM-JOBBERY-DISTRESS-LOSS-PL 3-John Law-1721
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