[Gulliver arrives in the city of Lagado] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver arrives in the city of Lagado]
Subject: Satire; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Laputa; Balnibarbi; Lagado; England
Description: Gulliver left the floating island of Laputa to go to Balnibarbi. He arrives and goes into the city of Lagado. He says it is about the size of London, however, most of the buildings had fallen into disrepair. The people often wore rags, walking quickly through the streets. There was also a distinct lack of agriculture despite the good quality of the land. In this image we see some of the locals of Balnibarbi walking through the streets. In the background we see houses that are falling apart. For example, on the right hand side we see a house whose walls are not straight, but are bowing out, and rubble underneath the window. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21687
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843); Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
Image: mta_21687_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Satire; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures