[Splendid copy of an iconic book] Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid,

vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der actie, bubbel en windnegotie, in Vrankryk, Engeland, en de Nederlanden, gepleegt in den jaare MDCCXX. Zynde een verzameling van alle de conditien en projecten van de opgeregte compagnien van assurantiem navoigatie, commercie, &c. in Nederland (...). Als meede konst-plaaten, comedien en gedigten. Gedrukt tot waarschouwinge voor de nakomelingen, in 't noodlottige jaar, voor veel zotte en wyze. 1720 (shortly after 1720?). 5 parts in one vol., (2),25,(1); 52; 31[=29],(1); 8; 9 letterpress p., followed by 82 engraved plates, the majority double-page and/ or folding (incl. Pasquin's wind map (card game), Floraes gecks-kap, a map of Louisiana, a large folding nautical chart of the Enkhuizen area, a series of 8 dwarves and portraits of John Law and Quinquenpoix, very finely bound in gilt full morocco in old style by G. von Hahn (signed on the back board), folio (38 x 24.5 cm).

In general a very good, internally professionally restored copy. Title page with mild tanning and with (filled up) thin spots, folding plates occ. strengthened on folds. One text part omits p. 27-28 as always. Attractive copy with a relatively very large number of plates, of this famous satirical work on the "Mississippi bubble" and instigators John Law and Antoine Crozat. The number of plates varies with individual copies. Kress 3217 (85 plates, "there are various reasons for believing that the actual date of first publication was later than 1720"); Sabin 28932, with the observation that the number of plates can vary between 60 and 74.