Plate II. Part II. Page I · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Plate II. Part II. Page I
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Fictional Works; Imaginary Places; Gulliver
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: Brobdingnag; North America; England
Description: The image depicts the fictional land of Brobdingnag, off of North America. The cities of Flagnlamic and Lorbrulgrud are shown in Brobdingnag. Underneath Brobdingnag reads “Discovered AD. 1703”. The bottom half of the map includes New Albion. A ‘man-of-war ship is shown off the coast of New England, and a dolphin is near the bottom of the image. The same map is featured in several other editions of the text, including those in other languages, such as German.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Cartographer)
Type: Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:21896
Language: eng
Source Name: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World
Parent Collection: 1726 London Motte; 1726 London Motte
Image: mta_21896_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Fictional Works; Imaginary Places; Gulliver