
The South Sea Bubble, 1720
Explore one of the most extensive collections in the world relating to the first international stock market crash. Browse features allow users to search materials in depth, an exhibition featuring selections from the collection provides further context for understanding the economic and social dimensions of the Bubble, and “The South Sea Bubble After Three Hundred Years,” an essay by Emma Rothschild, Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History, Harvard University, underscores why the Bubble resonates today.