Picture No | 10189060 |
Date | 1720 |
Description | JOIHN LAW'S SCHEME |
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Satire on John Law's Louisiana fiasco. Scots economist appointed controller-general of finances in France, he launched the disastrous Mississippi 'bubble' .
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Source | Engraving by an unnamed artist in 'Het groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid' (1720) |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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