[The Governor of Glubbdubdrib and Gulliver speak with Hannibal] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The Governor of Glubbdubdrib and Gulliver speak with Hannibal]
Subject: Magic; Alexander the Great; Ghosts; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Glubbdubdrib; England
Description: Here we see Gulliver and the Governor of Glubbdubdrib, who was a necromancer. After speaking with Alexander the Great, the Carthaginian General, Hannibal appeared. Hannibal assured Gulliver he did not have any vinegar with him when he crossed the Alps. The Roman historian Livy wrote that Hannibal softened the rock of the Alps by pouring vinegar over them and letting them soften in the sun, making their demolition much easier. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21743
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_21743_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Magic; Alexander the Great; Ghosts; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures