[The licking ceremony in Luggnagg] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The licking ceremony in Luggnagg]
Subject: Satire; Manners and Customs; Rituals; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Glubbdubdrib; Luggnagg; England
Description: After leaving Glubbdubdrib, Gulliver went to the Kingdom of Luggnagg, where he was told he could get permission to go to Japan in the hopes of returning to England. It was customary for a visitor to the court of Luggnagg to lick the floor in front of the throne as a sign of respect. This ceremony is shown in this image. This image appears at the beginning of chapter nine, and the letter “T” is in the top corner because “the” is the first word of the chapter.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22085
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22085_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Satire; Manners and Customs; Rituals; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures