[Gulliver aiding in the war against the Blefuscu] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver aiding in the war against the Blefuscu]
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); Naval battles; Naval battles in literature; imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see a depiction of the war between Lilliput and Blefuscu. In the foreground we see two Blefuscan ships, with the men jumping ship out of fear of Gulliver. These ships are fairly small, as they only have one sail, compared to the multiple sails on the Lilliputian ships shown in other images. Gulliver, who’s head and shoulders are above the water are visible in the background. Gulliver’s participation was what won the war for the Lilliputians. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20844
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20844_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); Naval battles; Naval battles in literature; imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters