“They knew the seal perfectly well.” - Page 267 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “They knew the seal perfectly well.” - Page 267
Subject: Kings and Rulers; Seals; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Luggnagg; England
Description: Here we see the seal of the King of Luggnagg on the letter asking the Emperor of Japan to grant Gulliver passage. On the seal is the King of Luggnagg helping a beggar. Luggnagg and Japan were allies, and the Emperor granted Gulliver passage to Europe.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver); Linton (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22093
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22093_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Kings and Rulers; Seals; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures