They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld. - Page 264 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld. - Page 264
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Luggnagg; England
Description: Here Gulliver sees the reality of immortality on Luggnagg. He learned that their bodies continued to age, making them a shocking sight. Gulliver then found himself ashamed that he rejoiced at the possibility of avoiding death.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver);Linton (Engraver); T. Morten (Engraver); Linton (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22090
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22090_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Immortality in Literature; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures