[Gulliver stands next to a yahoo on the Country of the Houyhnhnms] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver stands next to a yahoo on the Country of the Houyhnhnms]
Subject: Yahoos (Fictitious Characters); satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see Gulliver standing next to a yahoo. “Yahoo” is the word the Houyhnhnms use to describe the humans of their country. Gulliver looks disgusted by the yahoo because of the yahoo’s differences from Gulliver. Gulliver’s opinions are a reflection of European prejudice against Native Americans. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21788
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843); Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
Image: mta_21788_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Yahoos (Fictitious Characters); satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures