[Gulliver enters the city of Mildendo] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver enters the city of Mildendo]
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see Gulliver walking along the main street of Mildendo – the capital city of Lilliput. This image is shown at the beginning of chapter four, in which Gulliver visits the city for the first time. Gulliver’s height is emphasized in this image, however the city itself resembles a European walled city during the eighteenth century. In the foreground we see a guard working at the gate, which also serves as a bridge for carriages. A horse drawn carriage is going across the top of the wall. Flags fly from both turrets of the walls. The street is lined with buildings, likely shops with apartments on the upper floors. Behind Gulliver, we see another arch. Gulliver walks down the middle of the street, with sidewalks on either side of the road. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20835
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20835_OBJ.png