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Description and Holding Information
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Colonial Companies, South Sea Company Charter, 1711
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South-Seas Company; Abstract of the charter of the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain, trading to the South Seas and other parts of
America, and for encouraging fisheries: n.a., fol., 8p, n.p., John Parker, printer, 1711. (The South-Seas Company was a joint-stock company founded in
1711 with the ostensible object of engaging in trade with the colonies of South America. Since all of the colonies of South America were then
controlled by Spain, there was no prospect of serious trade. Therefore, apart from a bit of slave running, the company mainly speculated in British Government
debt. Aided by widespread chicanery, fraud and insider trading, the shares of the company rose to fantastic values before collapsing in 1720 during
what became known as the South Sea Bubble. Many people were ruined and the British national economy also suffered grievously. Lacks TOC & index. The
print text of this title was scanned from the Lincoln’s Inn Library pamphlet volume MP106.)
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Title:
Abstract of the charter of the Governour and Company of Merchants of Great Britain, Trading to the South-Seas, and Other Parts of America, and for Encouraging the Fishery.
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OCLC Number:
65327168
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Volume 1 | | Yes | No |
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