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The South Sea Bubble (gouache on paper)

The South Sea Bubble (gouache on paper)
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traders
financial
trading
merchants
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commerce
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british
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bank of england
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banking
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Great Britain
Europe
merchant
city
scandal
trade
traders
financial
trading
merchants
dismay
commerce
finance
pamphlets
british
trader
bank of england
monochrome
banking
loss
profit
leaflets
arcade
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The South Sea Bubble (gouache on paper)

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McBride, Angus (1931-2007) / British

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The South Sea Company was an English company granted a monopoly to trade with South America under a treaty with Spain. Following the The South Sea Company Act 1720, it became better known for the "South Sea Bubble", an economic bubble that occurred through overheated speculation in the company shares . The price collapsed after reaching a peak in September 1720;

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