[Gulliver sees Laputa for the first time] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver sees Laputa for the first time]
Subject: floating islands; floating islands in literature; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: After arriving on Balnibarbi, Gulliver sees the floating island of Laputa for the first time. Gulliver first noticed it after it blocked the sun, causing him to look up and see the island. He shields his eyes as the bottom was reflecting from the water below and was very bright. The island floats and would move around, hovering over Balnibarbi. In this image we see Gulliver looking up at the island, which was semi-circular with a city on top, and the underside was totally flat. We also see Gulliver’s boat in the water next to him. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20981
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_20981_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: floating islands; floating islands in literature; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures