Mississippi Company
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John Law, the instigator of the Dutch share boom of 1720, lies collapsed with his head in the lap of 'Madame Compagnie' (the Mississippi Company). Etching by and after Philibert (Filibert) Bouttats, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812497i- Pictures
John Law, the author of the financial crisis of 1720, rides in a triumphal chariot before the "sentinel of the Mississippi". Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 812311i