Rare 1718 newspaper / newsbook wth THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE by a BRITISH COMPANY For Sale

Rare 1718 newspaper / newsbook wth THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE by a BRITISH COMPANY

Rare 1718 newspaper / newsbook with 10 pages of RULES FOR THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE by a BRITISH COMPANY, The South Sea Company -inv #9M-524

COMPLETE, ORIGINAL and very earlynewsbook (the direct precurser to the newspaper) titled \"The Present State of EUROPE: or the ...MONTHLY MERCURY, Giving an Account of all the public and private OCCURENCES...for the Month ofseptember, 1718. \" This early newsbook / newspaper is datedSeptember, 1718 and was printed in London, England. It consists of approximately 48 pages, the dimensions of which are 8.5\" x 6.5\". Some of the last 10 pages are misnumbered but are all present and in correct order.

This newsbook was issued monthly and this issue has the date of publication on the front page. The news inside is formatted by headings indicating the country from which the news wascoming(France, England, Spain, Poland, Russia, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Ireland, etc).The news coverage hasmostly to do with the various countries of Europe in general and the Royalty of Europein particular.There is lots of coverage of WARS,treaties, important people, commerce, deaths, disasters, Kings, Queens, ie- all the news that one sees intodays newspapers.

This newsbook contains an inside page heading: \"The humble Representation of the Court of Directors of the South Sea Company relating to the difficulties they labor under with respect to their (Slave) Trade...\" This contains 10 pages with coverage ofthe problems and challenges to the South Sea Company carrying on the ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE.

OUTSTANDING and RARE long EARLY news coverageon the ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE as it existed 310 years ago

By 1718, the South Sea Company relied heavily on its monopoly of the transatlantic slave trade to Spanish America to boost its financial reputation, even as actual profits from the trade remained low.

The Slave Trade Monopoly (Asiento)

• The Asiento: Granted in 1713 by the Treaty of Utrecht, this contract allowed the company to ship 4,800 enslaved Africans per year to Spanish colonies in the Americas.
  
• Operations by 1718: By this time, the company had active slave-shipping operations, working alongside the Royal African Company.
  
• High Mortality: Historians estimate that thousands of captive Africans suffered and died during the Middle Passage on South Sea Company voyages prior to the financial collapse.

Royal Backing and Speculation in 1718

• Royal Governor: King George I became the governor of the South Sea Company in 1718, which gave the enterprise immense public prestige and trust.
  
• Stock Promotion: The company used the illusion of vast overseas wealth—anchored by the slave trade monopoly—to market shares to politicians, nobles, and prominent figures like Isaac Newton.
  
• The Bubble Setup: Actual trade profits failed to match expectations due to Spanish taxes and restrictions, setting the stage for the catastrophic South Sea Bubble stock crash in 1720.

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