South Sea Bubble Cards

The south sea bubble is often described as englands first great financial crash. In 1720 in return for a loan of 7 million to finance the war against france the house of lords passed the south sea bill which allowed the south sea company a monopoly in trade with south america.

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The south sea bubble playing cards were first published in london by thomas bowles in 1720.

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Known as the bubble cards this collection of satires was printed for thomas bowles printseller at the height of the south sea bubble. South sea bubble playing cards 1721. List entire collection list all digital content 26 list all manuscript content 28 recreation and arts.

The cards bear satirical portrayals of the speculators involved in the south sea bubble of 1720 providing a unique contemporary record of the feverish atmosphere of the time as well as the fashions of dress. In 1720 the whole of england became involved with what has since become known as the south sea bubble. Playing cards of the south sea bubble 1720 posted by benjamin breen march 22 2011 april 21 2014 1 comment on playing cards of the south sea bubble 1720 i lay it down as a foundation that whosoever sailing over the south seas shall never fail to discover new worlds new nations and new inexhaustible funds of wealth and commerce such.

Charles mckays account of the south sea bubble in modern english at the wayback machine archived january 6 2014 helen pauls account of the south sea companys slave trading activities at archivetoday archived 2012 12 09 the south sea bubble audio programming with melvyn bragg and guests bbc. The south sea bubble collection brings together a diverse collection of resources to preserve the history of this remarkable event and to facilitate scholarly research. But the popular culture of the south sea bubble strikes me as less well covered.

Playing cards 1 poetry 22 prints 16. For instance i was interested to discover that playing cards seem to have been a popular means of commemorating the financial failure. The stock jobbing ladies sheet music 1720.

As i said above historians and economists have shed a lot of ink on this subject. The south sea bubble was a speculative bubble in the early 18th century involving the shares of the south sea company a british international trading company that was granted a monopoly in trade with spains colonies in south america and the west indies as part of a treaty made after the war of the spanish succession.