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  Outinae milites ut caesis hostibus utantur. XV.

  This image shows members of the Indigenous group led by Outina dismembering and scalping the deceased bodies of other Indigenous people from an enemy group.
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  Cy apres sensuit de semiramire feme messane

  Despite having been a prostitute, Soaemias of Emesa rose to high status as she was the mother of Emperor Elagabalus. Her significance amongst the Roman people were high as she was given the title of Augusta and she was invited by her son to join meetings of the Senate, which had previously never had a woman in attendance. This image depicts Soaemias wearing a red dress and sitting in a large chair with a book in front of her. She is surrounded by Roman matrons who are either reading books or standing by Soaemias’s side.
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  The Angler and The Little Fish

  In the middle of the image a man is seen sitting on a rock, and his feet are dangling over body of water. To the left of him there are many trees and branches sticking out. To his right there is a basket sitting on the same rock. In the background are many trees and bushes.
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  [Gulliver stood over the corpse of the rat]

  While sleeping on the bed in Brobdingnag, two rats climbed up on the bed and began to attack Gulliver. He then drew his sword and killed the rats. In this image we see Gulliver standing over the corpse of the rat.
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  [A scientist from the Grand Academy of Lagado]

  Here we see a scientist at the Grand Academy of Lagado on Balnibarbi. This is the first scientist Gulliver encountered. This scientist was attempting to extract sunbeams out of cucumbers, a project he had been working on for eight years. His goal was to be able to supply the governor’s garden with sunlight. The scientist has a long beard that is singed in several places and soot on his hands and face. He wears clothes with astronomical and scientific imagery, similar to what was worn on Laputa. He holds a beaker with a curved funnel. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
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  New York: Rensselaer County

  RENSSELAER COUNTY - INCORPORATED 1791
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  [Lion Preying on a Goat]

  A lion is trying to kill a goat but is having some trouble due to the goat having the high ground. The lion cannot reach the goat therefore the goat is safe for the time being.
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  Cy apres sensuit histoire des femmes des menies qui surent compangnons de Iason

  There are men depicted on the right side of the illustration wearing women’s clothing as they leave a jail. They are Minyan men who had been sentenced to death for their crimes against their city. They are wearing women’s clothing so they could escape the jail unnoticed. Boccaccio explains that the Minyan’s wives had gone into the jail and swapped clothing with their husbands and switched places with them. The men in disguises slipped past the guards unnoticed and into freedom, while their wives were executed in their place. The women, disguised as their husbands, are illustrated on the left side of the image with an executioner about to stab them. Boccaccio explains that he chose to write on these women to demonstrate that there is no greater love than a wife’s love for her husband.
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  Ancash: Sihuas: Chingalpo

  GOBIERNO DISTRITAL CHINGALPO
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  The Brother and Sister

  A boy dressed in a toga holds a rectangular mirror and looks at himself. A girl in a dress walks into the room through the door behind the boy, and looks to her right at a man who is her father. The man is sitting in a chair facing the left, raising his right hand to address his daughter.
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  [Dobbin Reading his Letters]

  William Dobbin sits in a wooden chair at his desk, reading the first of his letters, with the others left bundled on his desk. The letter he holds is from Amelia Osborne, congratulating him on his engagement - though she was told about it by his sister, no such engagement exists.
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  [Rabbits running]

  In this image we see a group of rabbits running. The image represents children who have been reprimanded, who then become too shy to answer again for fear of being incorrect. This serves as a detriment to children’s learning and is thus forbidden in Lilliput. The rabbits represent children who have been punished and then run away for fear of being punished again. This image appears in the appendix to Gulliver’s travels in Lilliput. In the appendix, Gulliver discusses various aspects of life on Lilliput, including education, employment, approaches to science and philosophy, language, and interactions between people in the community. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
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  Le maniere de pescher des habitans de Virginia. XIII.

  Four Indigenous people are shown in a canoe on the river. The person in the right end of the canoe fishes with a net on the end of a long stick, while the person in the left of the canoe appears to paddle. There are two individuals in the middle of the canoe sitting on either side of a fire. In the background several other Indigenous people fish in the shallows of the river on foot and in canoes using spears.
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  [a European mercenary]

  Here we see a mercenary soldier on the battlefield, holding a musket with bayonet attachment. Gulliver explains that mercenary troops were available for hire for any nation, and thus did not necessitate a patriotic army. When Swift wrote Gulliver’s Travels in 1727, mercenary troops were common, and we are just beginning to see national armies. The same image appears in both the 1839 and 1843 Krabbe editions.
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  [Act XVI – Melibea, Lucrecia, Alisa, and Pleberio]

  Melibea overhears her parents Pleberio and Alisa (the two rightmost figures) talking about finding her a husband. They discuss her innocence, highlighting that she is still a virgin and has probably never considered having a male companion. Melibea grows frustrated with their assumption that she is naïve and ignorant and asks Lucrecia (as depicted by the two leftmost figures) to disrupt their conversation.[The figures in this illustration are used in multiple other illustrations throughout this edition.]
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  Medea experte enchanteresse et royne des colchens

  This illuminated image depicts a portrait of Medea, the daughter of king Aeetes of Colchis. Medea is pictured holding a scepter in her left hand and pointing with her right. Medea is well known for her involvement in magic and dealing with herbs. Boccaccio explains that Medea knew incantations to make winds gust, which is why there are depictions of a wind storm in the background of the image. There is a flower in the foreground beside Medea which symbolizes her skills in dealing with herbs for her magic.
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  ein Mausefalle, ein Offentilches Amt

  This image shows a mousetrap, which is the code word for an employment or public office. This image comes in a description of a conspiracy found by a professor from the Grand Academy on Balnibarbi. This idea is representing code word for terms in the conspiracy that Swift is satirizing. The professor advises that those named in the conspiracy papers be closely monitored at all times, naming specifically while they were using the bathroom, as this is when men were most thoughtful. This conspiracy is thought to be an allusion to the trial of Francis Atterbury, the bishop of Rochester for allegedly plotting with the Jacobites. Atterbury was charged with treason in 1722 and was exiled to France. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
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  Los Ríos: Valdivia: Valdivia
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  Los Santos: Macaracas, Macaracas

  MUNICIPIO DE MACARACAS
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  Islay

  Mollendo 6 de enero de 1871
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  [Sophonisba Pleading to King Masinissa for her Life]

  This illustration depicts Sophonisba, a young noble woman who was previously married to king Syphax of Numidia, on her knees with her hands together in prayer as she pleads to the man standing in front of her. Sophonisba is wearing a crown and royal garb to signify her royal status. Boccaccio explains that Sophonisba was swayed by her father to convince her husband to abandon friendship with Rome and attack them. When this went wrong and Rome attacked in response to their betrayal, Sophonisba was left to defend herself. When a Roman general named Masanissa took over Numidia, Sophonisba pleaded to him for her life. This is the man Sophonisba is kneeling in front of in the image. He is depicted with his army standing behind him in the tent. Masinissa spares her life and marries her as he was taken away with her beauty.
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  Der Spanische Gubernator legt die Könische in schwere Band, läft ein Fewer anmachen, und träwet ihnen, er wölle sie verbrennen, wo sie ihm nicht den furgestellten korb sechs mal voll Golts zu wegen brächten.

  A group of Spaniards, one of whom is Diego Guttierez, governor of Costa Rica, takes at least four Indigenous leaders (Caciques) hostage and binds them in chains. Two of the Indigenous men have been bound by chains attached to the post of a large canopy bed inside the structure. Two others have been bound with chains around their necks, the ends of which are held by two Spanish men. On the left, two Indigenous men offer a basket full of exotic animals and vessels made of gold to the Spaniards. A large bonfire has been set on the left, and in the background two more Indigenous people walk towards the structure, escorted by two Spanish men.
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  [The Attack of the Animals]

  There are various animals that are shown in this image, including a bat, two deer, two horses, three birds, a fox, and a bunny. Some of the animals are attacking one another, as an example one of the birds looks like its trying to eat the bunny near the bottom right corner of the image.
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  With an affectionate smile

  In this image Lydia and Mr. Wickham arrive at Longbourn. Mrs. Bennet embraces Lydia upon her arrival, thankful for her safety. During their visit Mr. Wickham acted as if they had done nothing wrong, infuriating Elizabeth. On Lydia’s wedding day that came shortly after their arrival. On the wedding day, Jane and Elizabeth felt more pity for themselves than joy for their sister. This is because it was customary for sisters to wed in order of eldest to youngest, meaning according to tradition Jane should have been married first, followed by Elizabeth, and Lydia would have been last. This scene occurs in chapter 51. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mrs. Bennet and Lydia wear regency dresses with empire waistlines. Mrs. Bennet wears a bonnet and a shawl around her shoulders. Mr. Wickham wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat. In his hand he holds his top hat. The regency period dated to the early nineteenth century (1811-1820) when George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (r. 1820-1830), reigned as regent for his mentally ill father, King George III (r. 1760-1820). The regency period is associated with the rise of neoclassicism in art and fashion.
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  Co[m]me ce peuple couppe et porte le Bresil és nauires.

  Several Indigenous men and women cut down brazilwood trees along the coast. They use axes to fell the trees, stack the logs into piles, then load the logs into rowboats to ferry them out to the larger European ships. Brazilwood was very popular in Europe in the 16th century and was mainly exported by the Portuguese with the help (and later, enslavement) of the Tupi people, although pirates and other European merchants also harvested and traded the wood. This image is identical to one found one page 950 verso of Paris, 1575 (l’Huillier).