[three Lilliputian warships preparing for battle with Blefuscu] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [three Lilliputian warships preparing for battle with Blefuscu]
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; ships; sailing; Naval battles in literature; Naval battles
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see three Lilliputian warships preparing for battle with Blefuscu. The warship closest to the viewer is just leaving the dock, and there are two men, one on either side, releasing the ropes holding the ship in the dock as it leaves. This ship also has the letter L on its sail. This is because it represents Lilliput – also the first word of the chapter. Two flags fly from the highest mast. Two other warships are visible in the background. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20843
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20843_OBJ.png