A helot of Agesilaus made us a dish of Spartan broth.” - Page 244 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: A helot of Agesilaus made us a dish of Spartan broth.” - Page 244
Subject: Ghosts; Resurrection in Literature; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Dinners and Dining in Literature
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Glubbdubdrib
Description: While Gulliver was in Glubbdubdrib he met with several ghosts from history. Here we see Gulliver dining with several Roman emperors. He asked to be fed by the cooks of the emperors and was given Spartan broth, which Gulliver did not enjoy, and only ate one bite.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver);Linton (Engraver); T. Morten (Engraver); Linton (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22083
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22083_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Ghosts; Resurrection in Literature; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Dinners and Dining in Literature