1720
South Sea Bubble
1720 refers to a year in the early eighteenth century, often invoked historically in connection with the South Sea Bubble—a spectacular financial crash in Britain.
The number also designates addresses, model numbers, or radio frequencies: I live at 1720 Oak Street, the Massey Ferguson 1720 tractor.
German composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
- VivaldiBaroque composer from Venice
- Peter the GreatRussian emperor, early 1700s
- WalpoleEarly British statesman
Scarlatti · Louis XV · Newton · Defoe · Swift · Pope · Blackbeard
Baltic supremacy conflict, 1700s
- financial crashSudden economic collapse
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- RegencyProxy rule period
- Queen AnneEnglish monarch, furniture period
Enlightenment · Age of Reason · gallant · periwig · harpsichord · minuet · salon · coffeehouse
Resolved dispute or colony
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- triangular tradeThree-legged Atlantic exchange system
- slaveryOwnership of people
colony · charter · governor · trading post · frontier · colonists · British Empire · Spanish Empire
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- patinaSurface film from aging
- provenanceRecord of ownership
restoration · Chippendale · Queen Anne style · delftware · porcelain · mahogany · walnut · silverware
Bach
German composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
- VivaldiBaroque composer from Venice
- Peter the GreatRussian emperor, early 1700s
Scarlatti · Louis XV · Walpole · Newton · Defoe · Swift · Pope · Blackbeard
Great Northern War
Baltic supremacy conflict, 1700s
- financial crashSudden economic collapse
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- RegencyProxy rule period
Queen Anne · Enlightenment · Age of Reason · gallant · periwig · harpsichord · minuet · salon · coffeehouse · pamphlet
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- triangular tradeThree-legged Atlantic exchange system
slavery · colony · charter · governor · trading post · frontier · colonists · British Empire · Spanish Empire · Dutch East India Company
vintage
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- patinaSurface film from aging
provenance · restoration · Chippendale · Queen Anne style · delftware · porcelain · mahogany · walnut · silverware · pewter