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South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720

Images

  • 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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