“I perceived a vast opaque body between me and the sun.” - Page 187 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “I perceived a vast opaque body between me and the sun.” - Page 187
Subject: Floating Islands in Literature; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Gulliver
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Laputa; Balnibarbi; England
Description: Here Gulliver first sees the floating island of Laputa. Gulliver landed on Balnibarbi – the land underneath Laputa – and looked up to see the island. His attention was drawn to the island when it moved in the way of the sun. It was built on an adamantine base and the movement could be controlled by the King of Laputa.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22056
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22056_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Floating Islands in Literature; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Gulliver