Dutch Fool’s Map Date of Publication_c.1692 The text appears to have

The text appears to have been supplied by the theologian

Tracks of various major navigators are shown

it traced the course of the ancient original built by Trajan

52 x 68 cm

At the time the map was made

Dutch Fool’s Map Date of Publication_c.1692 The text appears to haveAfbeeldinge vant zeer vermaarde Eiland Geks Kop This Dutch fools cap map satirises the bursting of the financial bubbles of 1720. Cartographic features are given punning names such as the River Bubble, the Island of Despair and the town of Madmandam, but the real Rivers Thames, Seine and Meuse are also marked, drawing attention to the scenes of the greatest folly. In Britain, the South Sea Company folded, wiping out innumerable fortunes after a period