[A representation of uses of money in Europe] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [A representation of uses of money in Europe]
Subject: money; satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In chapter six, Gulliver explains finances and the English fiscal system and Treasury to his Master on the Country of the Houyhnhnms. Here we see a figure made out of bags of money. The figure sits on a globe, standing on the European continent. On the left side we see the scales of justice, unevenly balanced towards the money, representing the unevenness of the justice system. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21819
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_21819_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: money; satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures