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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: Anonymous.
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Subject: Plate 44: 'De bubbel jonge op de jagt.' (The hunting bubble boy.) The investment bubble boy who lost a fortune is now trying to recoup by hunting large game (Lion and Unicorn) with a torch.
Condition: Very good. A few printing creases. Original folds as issued. Some foxing in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 31.5 x 38 cm. The image size is ca. 10.1 x 15.4 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 11.2 x 14.4 inch. The image size is ca. 3.7 x 5.9 inch.
Medium: Copperplate etching / engraving on verge type hand laid paper with watermark (not visible on every sheet).
Location: B53-31
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