World Maps · 18th century
€ 430
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
general age-related toning. Strong creasing. Three defects/holes, also affecting image. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Antique print titled 'Des Kladpapieren Waerelds vuur in as verkeerd'. 'The world of waste paper is burned to ashes', a satire on the South Sea Bubble.
The oval central image shows a group containing kings, churchmen, rich and poor surrounding a globe. The four corner images are: (TL) the death of Adonis; (TR) the death of Bacchus; (BL) King Midas sitting at a table with his food turning into gold; and (BR) a rich man sitting with his valuables on a table as a skeletal Death takes his hand. This print originates from 'Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid', a collection of satires on financial bubbles. Published 1720.
Artists and engravers: Anonymous.
