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Share certificate of the South Sea Company 1723 Long Caption: Some of the richest and most distinguished men of the time were stockholders in the company. They included King George I, the scientist Sir Isaac Newton, the architect Sir John Vanbrugh, the poet Alexander Pope, the playwright John Gay, the writers Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe, and the bookseller Thomas Guy - who built Guy's Hospital in London. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. All rights reserved. Object: UPC/2 DOC 29 Date: 24 August 1723 Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.