[An aristocratic house outside of Lagado] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [An aristocratic house outside of Lagado]
Subject: Scholars; Learned Institutions and Societies; Satire; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Lagado; Laputa; Balnibarbi; England
Description: Leaving the city of Lagado, Gulliver and his guide arrive at a large estate in the countryside, which functioned as the academy for scholars. In contrast with the city which seemed to be crumbling, the house in the country was large, built in the style of ancient architecture. Gulliver describes the landscape with fountains, walks, groves, gardens, and avenues, all well-kept. This image shows the view from one of the walks, through the trees looking towards the academy. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21688
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_21688_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Scholars; Learned Institutions and Societies; Satire; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures