A satire on the financial crisis of 1720 ... Time draws back the curtain to reveal what appears to be a large painting showing a 'Roomse Schilderij', the deathbed of Pope Clement XI in March 1721. In front of the bed stand John Law and the Old Pretend...
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Title from item.
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Subject (Name):
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721, Innocent XIII, Pope, 1655-1724, James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766, Alberoni, Guilio, Cardinal, 1664-1752, Knight, Robert, 1675-1744, and Law, John, 1671-1729
Subject (Topic):
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, Cardinals, Emblems, National emblems, and Windmills
Manuscript, in undentified hand, containing an overview of the terms and conditions for the creation of a merchant trading company by the mayor and vroedschappen of the city of Woerden in the Netherlands. Signing up for the company is announced on Oct...
Description:
In Dutch.
Subject (Geographic):
Woerden (Netherlands), Europe, and Netherlands
Subject (Topic):
Colonial companies, Commercial crimes, Speculation, and Economic conditions