[Gulliver arrives at the Palace at Glubbdubdrib] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver arrives at the Palace at Glubbdubdrib]
Subject: Resurrection; Ghosts; Satire; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; imaginary Creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Luggnagg; Japan; Glubbdubdrib; England
Description: When Gulliver arrived on Luggnagg he was informed that the ship to Japan would not be ready to depart for another month, and so he should take a trip to the nearby island of Glubbdubdrib, which was the island of sorcerers. Gulliver agreed and was greeted by the Governor of Glubbdubdrib, who was a necromancer. The Governor could resurrect anyone he wanted for twenty-four hours and have them in his service. In this image we see Gulliver’s arrival at the palace, which was surrounded by guards whom Gulliver describes as strange or grotesque. Gulliver is seen here on the left, walking between rows of guards all of whom were much taller than he was, and wearing several types of uniform. One reason for these variations in uniform might be that the guards were people from different eras or locations who were resurrected by the Governor and were therefore wearing the uniform that suited the era in which they lived. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21740
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
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