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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.
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Subject: Plate 22: 'Der grosse versammel-platz der wind verkauffer. A. 1720, De grote Vergader-plaats der Windverkopers van 't Jaar Anno 1720.' (The great gathering place of the wind-dealers in the year 1720: the Coffijhuis / Coffee House in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; A caricature in prose and verse satirizing the disastrous Mississippi scheme (1718-1720) of the French Compagnie d'Occident and the speculations its stock that led to the complete ruin of many of its over-eager French, Dutch and English shareholders.) The print also shows 4 representations of the rise and fall of the wind-trade.
Condition: Excellent, given age. Original fold as issued. Paper separation at lower fold, restored and backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 40.6 x 33.2 cm. The image size is ca. 35.6 x 27.7 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 16 x 13.1 inch. The image size is ca. 14 x 10.9 inch.
Medium: Copperplate etching / engraving on verge type hand laid paper with watermark.
Location: B53-19
SKU: TPC 34405.1
Section: JOHN-LAW-1720
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