Confused Actionists and the Tower of Babel, 1720, The Confused Actionists Tower Building to Babel (title on object), The Great Scene of Foolishness (series title), Cartoon on the Actionists and the Tower of Babel. John Law is writing shares on the left while wind traders feast on biscuits baked by the English. The traders get diarrhea from these cakes, they use the worthless shares to wipe their behinds. The performance contains many other details with Fortuna, the Dutch Virgin, Hope, etc. In the caption a verse in 4 columns explaining the figures from the performance. Print 31 in the series

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