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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04946 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1700-1753 |
| Title | Mississippi of 'T Wydbefaamde goudland |
| Date | ca. 1720 |
| Author | Law, John (fl. ca. 1720) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | With engraved scene depicting Europeans trading gold with the Indians on the banks of the Mississippi. Publicizing settling in America. Written in Dutch. (The translation in the title here comes from the first line: "Dit 's 't wond're Missisippi Land / Besaamd door zynen Actiehandel, ....") The Mississippi "bubble" began in 1717 with the Company of the West, whose stock was driven up by speculators expecting gold and other wealth in Louisiana. The Company's collapse in 1720 involved French investors in difficulties similar to the British South Sea Bubble. From "Het Groot Verhaal". Engraving extracted from "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheild." |
| Subjects | Immigration and Migration American Indian History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Land Transaction Finance Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Law, John (fl. ca. 1720) |
| Place written | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Theme | Native Americans; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |