De verwarde actionisten torenbouw tot Babel
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Item data
Title
De verwarde actionisten torenbouw tot Babel
Collection
South Sea Bubble prints
Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1720 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZYG, +
Subjects
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720
Political satire
Genres
Notes
Version Identification: According to Van Stolk, there is only one state for this plate. NYPL records indicate that there are at least two states for this plate as shown in the inconsistent use of numbering between two similiar prints from the original plate. This print is probably from the first state of the plate as it does show numbering.
Citation/Reference: BM Satires 1672(1); Muller 3566-31; Van Stolk 3486-31; NYPL South Sea Bubble 268
Acquisition: Gift of Alexander Maitland
Physical Description
Etchings
Engravings
Extent: Image: 13 15/16 x 15 11/16 in. (35.4 x 39.9 cm), Paper / Sheet: 15 x 16 3/4 in. (38.1 x 42.5 cm)
Identifiers
TMS ID: 316486
TMS Object Number: 31007
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 29252720-7692-0137-5317-7d79f4f664a9
Rights
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "De verwarde actionisten torenbouw tot Babel" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1720. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29252720-7692-0137-5317-7d79f4f664a9
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1720). De verwarde actionisten torenbouw tot Babel Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29252720-7692-0137-5317-7d79f4f664a9
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "De verwarde actionisten torenbouw tot Babel" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29252720-7692-0137-5317-7d79f4f664a9
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