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

Title: [Gulliver and a yahoo on the Country of the Houyhnhnms]
Subject: Yahoos (Fictitious Characters); Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; 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 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21155
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_21155_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Yahoos (Fictitious Characters); Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures