[Plans for the war between Lilliput and Blefuscu] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Plans for the war between Lilliput and Blefuscu]
Subject: Military planning; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures; Lilliput (Imaginary place)
Period: 1850-1900;
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 both the 1839 and 1843 Krabbe editions.
Image Creator: Piaud (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21338
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1870 Stuttgart Grandville
Image: mta_21338_OBJ.png