“They concluded unanimously that I was only relplum scalath.” - Page 116 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “They concluded unanimously that I was only relplum scalath.” - Page 116
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Scholars in Literature; Kings and Rulers; Giants; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Brobdingnag; England
Description: The King of Brobdingnag had his scholars examine Gulliver to determine what kind of creature he was. The three scholars examine Gulliver with a magnifying glass. This examination was a satire of natural philosophers in Europe.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22025
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22025_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Scholars in Literature; Kings and Rulers; Giants; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures