Antique Print-STOCK MARKET-SATIRE-PAMPUS-ENKHUIZEN-John Law-1720

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Plate 58: 'De meerman van 't noorder gewest als opper directeur der zee-plaat verkruyers van het verkeerde Pampus beslaande de achterhoede van het papiere actie-schouburgs-regiment.' (Triton of the north, as chief manager of the men projecting to change the sandbank called Pampus into a harbor, forms the rear guard of the papershare playhouse.) Broadside with verse showing Hermes / Mercury and Poseidon on a boat with mermaids and the shields of the 7 cities comprising the Northern Dutch Quarter. The city of Enkhuizen and Pampus in the background. This is a satirical print on the plan to built a harbour on Pampus. Copperplate etching / engraving on verge type hand laid paper with watermark. 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. Condition: Excellent given its age. General age related toning and occasional light staining as visible on scan. Original fold as issued. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: B53-36 The overall size is ca. 11.8 x 14.8 inch. The image size is ca. 10.6 x 13 inch. The overall size is ca. 30 x 37.5 cm. The image size is ca. 27 x 33 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 34433

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