[A representation of uses of money in Europe] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [A representation of uses of money in Europe]
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In chapter six, Gulliver explains finances and the English fiscal system and Treasury to his Master on the Country of the Houyhnhnms. Here we see a figure made out of bags of money. The figure sits on a globe, standing on the European continent. On the left side we see the scales of justice, unevenly balanced towards the money, representing the unevenness of the justice system. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Breviere (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21212
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_21212_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: money; satire; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures