Emblematical print of the South Sea, from 'The Works of William Hogarth', published 1833 by William Hogarth
© Bridgeman Art Library / Private Collection / Ken Welsh
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- Emblematical print of the South Sea, from 'The Works of William Hogarth', published 1833
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- William Hogarth
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- © Bridgeman Art Library / Private Collection / Ken Welsh
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South Sea Company was granted a monopoly to trade with South America under a treaty with Spain; the 'South Sea Bubble' occurred in 1720 due to speculation in share prices for the company, followed by a stock price collapse; many people were ruined;
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