[Gulliver first sets his eyes on the floating island of Laputa] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver first sets his eyes on the floating island of Laputa]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: England; Balnibarbi
Description: After arriving on Balnibarbi, Gulliver sees the floating island of Laputa for the first time. Gulliver first noticed it after it blocked the sun, causing him to look up and see the island. He shields his eyes as the bottom was reflecting from the water below and was very bright. The island floats and would move around, hovering over Balnibarbi. In this image we see Gulliver looking up at the island, which was semi-circular with a city on top, and the underside was totally flat. We also see Gulliver’s boat in the water next to him. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21670
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_21670_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Floating Islands; Satire; Fictional Works