[A scientist from The Grand Academy on Balnibarbi experiments with cures for colic] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [A scientist from The Grand Academy on Balnibarbi experiments with cures for colic]
Subject: satire; scholars in literature; Scientists in literature; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see a scientist from the Grand Academy on Balnibarbi who was working on methods for curing colic. He attempted to cure the illness by inserting a bellow into the anus and using them to remove the ‘excess wind’ from the patient. In another experiment he attempted to pump air into the patient using the bellows. He tried several experiments on dogs, the second method is seen here. In this second experiment, the dog inflated with the excess air, and died. The scientist then tried to revive the dog using the same method. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21005
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_21005_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: satire; scholars in literature; Scientists in literature; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures