Fig: 1. Tom: I. pag: x · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Fig: 1. Tom: I. pag: x
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary Place); Imaginary Places; Fictional Works; Maps; Gulliver
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: Blefuscu; Lilliput; England
Description: A map of depicting the fictional lands of Lilliput and Blefuscu that Gulliver visited in the first part of the story. Under the fictional lands is written “Entdecket Ao: 1699”, meaning “discovered in 1699”. The map also depicts the lands of “Diemen” and “Sumatra”. Two ships – likely the “man-of-war" type ships which were popular in the eighteenth century and are mentioned in the text – are shown.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illustrator)
Type: Illustration
Identifier: mta:20754
Language: ger
Source Name: Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder
Parent Collection: Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder. Anonymous Illustrations (1727); Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder. Anonymous Illustrations (1727)
Image: mta_20754_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary Place); Imaginary Places; Fictional Works; Maps; Gulliver