[Battle plans for the Lilliputan-Blefuscu war] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Battle plans for the Lilliputan-Blefuscu war]
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; Military planning
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see battle plans for the war between Lilliput and Blefuscu. A compass is used to calculate the attack routes, with the farthest route being 1874 units. Surrounding the maps we see barrels and bottles representing the ammunition and other provisions which were necessary. In the foreground we see a meal prepared, possibly representing the meals the Emperor would eat while his citizens were away fighting – a commentary on the divisions within society. Gulliver’s hat is seen in the background, representing the Lilliputian’s secret weapon. The image comes at the end of the third chapter. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Piaud (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20834
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20834_OBJ.png