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

Title: [Gulliver arrives in the city of Lagado in Balnibarbi]
Subject: fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
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 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20996
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_20996_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures