[Gulliver and Robinson Crusoe] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver and Robinson Crusoe]
Subject: Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character); voyages, imaginary; voyages and travels
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: This image is a depiction of Gulliver and Robinson Crusoe. The story of Robinson Crusoe is referenced several times throughout Gulliver’s Travels. Gulliver was frequently compared to Robinson Crusoe as the two were both sailors who traveled the world. Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe and published in 1719, seven years before Swift published Gulliver's Travels. The image is a part of Swift’s Biography which precedes Part One of Gulliver’s Travels. The purpose of this illustration in the biography is to provide context for the political atmosphere and insight into Swift’s satirical writings. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Piaud (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20788
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20788_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character); voyages, imaginary; voyages and travels