Plate II. Part II. Page 70 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Plate II. Part II. Page 70
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Fictional Works; Imaginary Places; Voyages
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: not specified; 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.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Cartographer)
Type: Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:21926
Language: eng
Source Name: Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World
Parent Collection: 1747 London Bathurst; 1747 London Bathurst
Image: mta_21926_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Fictional Works; Imaginary Places; Voyages