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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FRONTISPIECE: INTRODUCTION: CHAPTER 1: CHAPTER 2: CHAPTER 3: CHAPTER 4: CHAPTER 5: CHAPTER 6: "World Map," by Joan Blaeu (1638). Chicago: Edward E. Ayer Collection, The Newberry Library. "The Old Exchange at Amsterdam," by Adriaenszjob Berckheyde (late seventeenth century). Frankfurt: Stadelsches Kunstinstitut. "The Villager," by Nicolas Guerard (late seventeenth century). Paris: Bibliotheque National. "Jan Uytenbogaert, Receiver-General," by Rembrandt van Rijn (1639). Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum. "Louis XIV Visiting the Gobelins Factory," Gobelin Tapestry after a drawing by CharlesLe Brun (1660s). Versailles: Musee National du Chateau de Versailles. "Morgan's Invasion of Puerto del Principe," by John Esquemelin (1678). New York: Rare Books Division of the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Drawing of a Swedish forge, by Carljohan Cronstedt (1729). Stockholm: Tekniska Museet. "The South Sea Scheme," by William Hogarth (1721). London: British Museum. (Reproduced by Courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum.) The illustrations were selected and annotated with the assistance of Sally Spector. IX This page intentionally left blank ...

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