[Gulliver whittles a tree to use in his boat] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver whittles a tree to use in his boat]
Subject: Wood-carving; Maintenance and repair; Boats; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures; fictional works; imaginary places
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see Gulliver whittling a tree that he cut down to use as a mast for his boat. He was given supplies to refurbish the boat that he found so he could return home. Here we see Gulliver holding a tree under his arm, with the leaves and branches still attached at one end. He whittles one end to use in his boat, likely for a mast. He whittles the tree with a small handheld knife. In the bottom right, two more Blefuscudians cut down another tree, and behind Gulliver two more walk carrying a long plank. Gulliver’s hat is on the ground behind him. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20873
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20873_OBJ.png