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The South Sea Scheme: speculators ruined by the collapse of the South Sea Company. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself, 1721.

Caricatures of speculative investment bubbles in Europe in 1720. Engraving.

Robert Knight, Cashier of the South Sea Company, stands in a boat surrounded by horses, people and small devils. Engraving.

Thomas Hudson, an unfortunate man. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.

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South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720

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Thomas Hudson, an unfortunate man. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.

Robert Knight, Cashier of the South Sea Company, stands in a boat surrounded by horses, people and small devils. Engraving.

Caricatures of speculative investment bubbles in Europe in 1720. Engraving.

The South Sea Scheme: speculators ruined by the collapse of the South Sea Company. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself, 1721.