[Depiction of various aspects of the story of Gulliver’s Travels] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Depiction of various aspects of the story of Gulliver’s Travels]
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: England; Brobdingnag; Land of the Houyhnhnms
Description: This image combines several aspects of the story. The central figure is one of the giants from Brobdingnag, holding Gulliver’s ship. There are two horses from the Country of the Houyhnhnms, which are being held by two eagles, presumably representing the one who took Gulliver from Brobdingnag. This image also appears in the 1747 von Wiering German edition.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Illustration
Identifier: mta:20714
Language: ger
Source Name: Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder
Parent Collection: Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder. Anonymous Illustrations (1728); Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder. Anonymous Illustrations (1728)
Image: mta_20714_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Gulliver; Giants; Voyages