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In the realms of the unreal : "insane" writings / compiled and edited by John G.H. Oakes with Donald Kennison ; [introduced by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.].
Date: [1991], ©1991- Books
Speech training for children / by H. St. John Rumsey.
Rumsey, John (Henry St. John)Date: [1939]- Books
When did Alexander I of Russia die? / Heinz Mueller-Dietz.
Müller-Dietz, Heinz.Date: 1987- Books
Clear speech for stage, platform and pulpit / by H. St. John Rumsey.
Rumsey, John (Henry St. John)Date: [1938]- Books
Science, technology, and culture / edited by Henry John Steffens and H.N. Muller, III.
Date: [1974]- Books
Teaching epidemiology : what you should know and what you could do / edited by Jørn Olsen and Dimitrios Trichopoulos.
Date: 1992- Pictures
John Law as Don Quixote with Bombario as Sancho Panza. Etching, ca. 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812234iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
John Law, the author of the financial crisis of 1720, rides in a triumphal chariot before the "sentinel of the Mississippi". Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812311iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
A portrait of John Law ("Mr Quinquenpoix") is crowned by a fool and attended by figures representing aspects of the Dutch share boom of 1720. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 2535481iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Books
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A set of thirty six new and correct maps of Scotland Divided into its Shires, &c. A Work long wanted, and very useful for all Gentlemen that Travel to any Part of that Kingdom. All, except two, composed and done by Herman Moll, geographer. Viz. 1. Scotia Antiqua qualis priscis temporibus Romanis praesertim, cognita fuit quam in lucem eruere conabatur R. Gordonius a Straloch. 2. A General Map of Scotland divided into its Shires. 3. Galloway contains the Shires of Wigton and Kirkendbright. 4. The West Part of Galloway contains the Shire of Wigton. 5. The Mid-Part of Galloway contains the West Part of Kirkenbright. 6. The East Part of Galloway, being the other Part of the Shire of Kirkendbright. 7. The North Part of the Shire of Roxburgh, and the Shire of Selkirk, called also Etterick Forrest. 8. The Shire of Dumfries, or Nithisdale. 9. Anandale, which is part of Dumfrieshire. Eusdale, or Eskdale and Liddesdale is the South Part of Roxbourghshire. 10. The Shire of Berwick alias the Mers or March and Lauderdale. 11. Lothian contains the Shire of Linlithgow, or West Luthian. The Shire of Edinburgh or Mid-Lothian, and the Shire of Haddington or East Lothian. 12. Tweddale, alias the Shire of Peebles, &c. 13. The Shire of Clydsdale, or Lanerk. 14. The South Part of the Shire of Air, containing Kyle and Carrick. 15. The Shire of Renfrew, with Cunningham, the North Part of the Shire of Air. 16. The Shire of Bute contains Bute and Arran, with Cantire, which is part of Argyleshire. 17. Argyle, Lorn, Knapdale, and Cowal, all Parts of Argyleshire. 18. The Shires of Lenox or Dunbarton. 19. The Shires of Stirling and Clackmannen, with Menteith, which is part of Perthshire. 20. The Shires of Fife and Kinros. 21. The South Part of Perthshire, containing Perth, Strathern, Stormunt, and Cars of Gourie. 22. The North Part of Perthshire, containing Athol and Broad Albin. 23. The Shire of Angus or Forfar, 24. The Shire of Kincairden or Mears, with the South Part of Aberdeenshire. 25. The Shires of Bamf and Aberdeen. 26. The Shires of Murray and Nairn. 27. The East Part of the Shire of Inverness, with Badenoch, which is part of it. 28. The West Part of Inverness, contains Lochaber, with all the Territories West from it. 29. The Shires of Ross and Cromartie. 30. The Shires of Caithness and Sutherland, with Strath Naurn, which is part of Sutherland. 31. Orkneyshire. 32. The Islands of Shetland, being part of Orkneyshire. 33. The North West Parts of the Western Islands. 34. The Isle of Mull, &c. 35. The Isle of Jura, &c. 36. The Isle of Ila, &c. is part of Argyleshire.
Moll, Herman, -1732.Date: [1725?]- Pictures
John Law: his rise to eminence and riches in France, and subsequent decline, resulting in the Dutch financial crisis of 1720. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 816080iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
At the request of John Law, Deception blinds the world, thus obscuring the disastrous consequences of Law's financial schemes. Etching by Pieter van den Berge, 1720.
Berge, Pieter van den, active 1689-1737.Date: [1720?]Reference: 814387iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
Wind as an analogy for speculative short-selling in the Dutch financial crisis of 1720-1721, and a warning to John Law about the indulgences of Shrove Tuesday. Etching, 1721.
Date: [1721]Reference: 816084iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
John Law, the instigator of the Dutch share boom of 1720, lies collapsed with his head in the lap of 'Madame Compagnie' (the Mississippi Company). Etching by and after Philibert (Filibert) Bouttats, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812497iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Archives and manuscripts
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Correspondence: Mourant-Myers
Date: 1929-1981Reference: PP/GRU/56/1Part of: Grüneberg, Professor Hans- Books
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More letters of Charles Darwin : a record of his work in a series of hitherto unpublished letters / edited by Francis Darwin ... and A.C. Seward.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.Date: 1903- Pictures
Jupiter as the god of the sky and Mercury as the god of trade pass over the land on a cloud; below, men engaged in speculative share dealings in the Dutch share boom of 1720. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 2500242iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
The performance of a play representing the Dutch share price boom of 1720: Bombario blows bubbles before Princess Quinquenpoix. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812285iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
The result of speculation: Dutch peasants, burghers etc., buy worthless stock and lose their money in the share price boom of 1720. Etching, ca. 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 811774iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
Death as an allegory of the Dutch financial crisis of 1720-1721. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720]Reference: 816096iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
An autopsy on an investor in the Dutch speculation boom of 1720 reveals that he had died of an excess of air, representing lack of value in the shares. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 17577iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
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A dwarf holding his hat. Engraving.
Reference: 4000iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
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The burghers of the Dutch Republic are celebrating the death of Pope Clement XI; they are led by Death and devils to a picture showing the dying Clement XI and the new pope, Innocent XIII. Etching.
Reference: 42557iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
Investors in the Dutch share boom of 1720 are incited by Jupiter, judged by Apollo, punished by Hercules, and deported to Hades. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812445iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
The Old Exchange in Amsterdam: dealers offer share certificates for sale during the share price boom of 1720. Etching, ca. 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 811510iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.