The "South Sea Bubble", 1720 Helen J. Paul Western Europe Arts Economy, Technology Social Matters, Society Media, Communication 070 330 The South Sea Bubble of 1720 was a major financial crash in London. It immediately followed a similar crash on the Paris stock market, known as the Mississippi Bubble. The origins of both episodes are complex. However, the South Sea Bubble was popularly supposed to have been caused by fraud and folly. The financial centres of Europe were interlinked and hence the South Sea Bubble had effects beyond the London market. The crash inspired plays, satirical prints and political writings. Many artworks were refashioned along a South Sea theme to capitalise on a public taste for financial scandalmongering. IEG(http://www.ieg-mainz.de) Joe Kroll Andreas Gestrich 2015-11-04 Text text/html http://ieg-ego.eu/en/threads/european-media/european-media-events/helen-j-paul-the-south-sea-bubble-1720 urn:nbn:de:0159-2015110211 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/927436937 EGO(http://www.ieg-ego.eu) en 1720-1729 Western Europe CC by-nc-nd Helen J. Paul