'The South Sea Bubble, from a print by William Hogarth', 1721, (1904). Artist: William Hogarth.

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'The South Sea Bubble, from a print by William Hogarth', 1721, (1904). A British joint-stock company founded in 1711, created as a public-private partnership to consolidate and reduce the cost of national debt. The company was also granted a monopoly to trade with South America. From Social England, Volume V, edited by Traill, and J. S. Mann, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

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