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  El Setimo Capitan Inga Maitac

  This illustration depicts the fourth captain, Maitac Inca. These captains were a level of Inca authority who helped lead the conquest of the Andes. This captain was the son of Yawar Waqaq, the seventh king of the Inca Empire. This captain is depicted on the right side of the image with his fellow Inca soldiers. They are illustrated fighting enemies that are on top of a fortress on the left side of the image. The name of the fortress, pucara fortaleza, is written on one of the stones to identify the fortress. The words Andamarca y Lucana, Parinacochas, Soras, Poma Tanbos, Condes, Changas, Yungas are also written on the stone which identifies the enemies. One of the soldiers on the right side of the image is holding a small figurine of an idol which is identified as ydolo uarco.
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  [a rat attacks Gulliver on Brobdingnag]

  In this image we see a giant rat moving towards Gulliver and prepares to attack Gulliver. The rat is roughly the same size as Gulliver. Gulliver is seating, leaning against an intricately carved post with his sword in his hand preparing to defend himself. Gulliver ultimately ends up killing the rat after it attacked him. Fabric comes down on either side of the post, making the image look as though it were taking place on a stage. Gulliver’s hat is on the bottom left side of the image. The same image appears in both the 1839 and 1843 Krabbe editions.
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  Good wishes for a pleasant journey

  Here we see Edmund shakes Mr. Crawford’s hand, as he leaves Mansfield to go to London. Mr. Crawford had been flirting with both Maria and Julia Bertram, despite Maria’s engagement to Mr. Rushworth. Julia was glad to see him leave, because it had become clear that he preferred Maria, even though she was unavailable. This scene occurs in chapter 20. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Edmund and Mr. Crawford wear waistcoats and tailcoats, with breeches and cravats. Mr. Crawford also wears an overcoat and a 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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  Be Columba et fozmica.

  Two doves sit in separate trees, while a man in a green tunic and red bottoms. Below one of the trees there is a box in which the man places his harvest.
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  [The Roman Woman Sempronia Dancing]

  This illustration depicts Sempronia, a Roman woman, in the centre of the image with her arm in the air as she dances. There is a man depicted on the left side of the image in the background playing some form of instrument for Sempronia to dance to. There are men on the right side of the image watching Sempronia dance. She is wearing a crown to signify her status as her family is of nobility. Sempronia was known for her beauty, dancing and eloquent speeches.
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  MR. OSBORNE’S WELCOME TO AMELIA.

  Jane and Maria Osborne are seated on two low chairs in front of the fireplace. Upon it are a very large mirror, a statue, and a candelabra; to the side of the mirror hangs a small portrait. Amelia Sedley is standing between the sisters, looking uncomfortable and holding her hands clasped together. Miss Wirt is standing opposite Amelia, looking haughty. In the foreground of the image is Mr. Osborne, mostly turned away from the others as he walks away with a scowl on his face. Below the illustration is printed its title and location in the story, MR. OSBORNE’S WELCOME TO AMELIA. (p. 62.).
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  [Men Digging]

  There are three men. Each of the men are holding a shovel. The men are digging up plants from the ground. The plants contain berries.
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  Ancash: Corongo

  MUNICIPALIDAD PROVINCIAL DE CORONGO
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  [The Countryman and the Snake]

  A man, a woman and two children are in a small house. One child is hiding behind the woman and the other is kneeling on the ground. There is a snake sitting by a fire and looking at the woman. The man is holding a mattock directed at the snake while the woman has her hands up in a motion to stop the snake.
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  Ci sensuit histoire de tierte emiliene de scipion feme

  This illumination depicts Scipio Africanus, a Roman general, committing adultery with a young servant girl in the centre of the image. The woman on the left side of the image is his wife, Tertia Aemilia. She is depicted looking away after discovering her husband and his mistress as they commit adultery. Instead of confronting her husband about the affair, she devises a plan to get rid of the mistress. Tertia Aemilia married the young servant girl off to a freedman. She does this so that no one finds out about the affair so that it does not ruin her reputation. Boccaccio explains that he chose to write on Tertia Aemilia because the way she handled the affair and how she used her cunning was admirable.
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  El Progreso: Sansare

  SANSARE DEPARTAMENTO EL PROGRESO FUNDADO 1778 MUNICIPALIDAD DE SANSARE
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  The Dogs and the Hides

  Seven dogs are crowded in a lake. Six of them are drinking water from the lake, while one of them in the very back is looking up at a tree behind the group.
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  Junín: Satipo: Río Tambo

  NACIÓN ASHANINKA DISTRITO RIO TAMBO
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  [Gulliver is introduced to the Houyhnhnms]

  Here we see Gulliver's introduction to the Houyhnhnms who took Gulliver in. The Gray horse who found Gulliver brought him to an authority of the Houyhnhnms. He introduced Gulliver to a mare with a colt and foal, sitting on mats woven out of straw. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
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  New Brunswick: Rothesay

  QUINQUE IUNCTA IN UNO
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  Swift’s power was at this moment as great as that of any man in the nation. - Page xxi

  Here we see a lawyer surrounded by courtiers. Swift worked as a political writer and this image represents Swift’s work writing on current political events. The quote reflects Swift’s political power through writing on politics. Swift is represented seated in the front with his back to the audience, writing. Some of his writings are on the floor next to him. This image appears as part of the biography of Jonathan Swift.
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  New Jersey: Passaic County

  COUNTY OF PASSAIC NEW JERSEY 1837
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  [The Tupinambá prepare a traditional beverage for a celebration]

  Tupinambá women prepare an alcoholic beverage using manioc (cassava) roots. On the left they chew the roots and spit them into a large pot. They then boil the chewed roots in a large pot over the fire, then strain the liquid into pots to cool (right). Behing the women, men drink from bowls and one plays a small wind instrument. More men dance in the background, holding round objects with half-moon symbols on them, perhaps ratels or religious items. Most of the men wear feathered headdresses and adornments around their waists, and some also wear feathered capes and necklaces.
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  [Lilliputian women sitting in a circle around Gulliver]

  In this image, we see a large group of Lilliputian women sitting in a circle around Gulliver. The only part of Gulliver visible in the image are his feet. The women are dressed in the style of the eighteenth century, wearing large hoop skirts, corsets, and large sleeves. They wear long veils attached to the bottom of their heads. The image comes during Gulliver’s description of the Lilliputian women. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
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  II.10

  At the political school at the Grand Academy on Balnibarbi a medical doctor was attempting to use his knowledge of disease to heal the political system. He monitored the politicians and after several sessions, he prescribed them medicine which would help them to alter their behaviour at the next meeting in order to make the government run more smoothly. The connection between the human body and the political body was an analogy was created during the Renaissance and lasted until the eighteenth century when Swift was writing. Swift satirizes this idea in this concept of a medical doctor working to reform the political system. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
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  Hortesia quinti Hortesij filia

  This engraving depicts Hortensia, the daughter of famous orator Quintus Hortensius, speaking in front of the triumvirs. Hortensia inherited the gift of oration from her father, and when the triumvirs raised taxes unbearably high, she spoke so eloquently to them that they revoked the taxes. The triumvirs have pleasantly surprised looks on their faces as they are impressed with Hortensia’s abilities. Hortensia appears to look confident as she speaks to them. There are other women standing behind her in support of her approaching the triumvirs.
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  La Civdad de Gvanvco Aguila y Leon Rreal, Guaman Poma

  This image is depicted in the author’s chapter where he discusses cities, towns, villages, and provinces in colonial South America. This image depicts the city of Huanuco, Peru. The city is visible between two large trees that are in the foreground of the image. There is also a large tree illustrated behind the city. There are two winding pathways that lead into the city with people walking along them. The city is arranged as a cluster of buildings which forms a square in the centre of the town. There are eight people illustrated walking within the square. The caption at the bottom of the image reads ciudad [city].
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  Moquengua: Mariscal Nieto: Samegua

  MUNICIPALIDAD DISTRITAL DE SAMEGUA 1894 TRABAJO FE DIGNIDAD SAMEGUA ¡Trabajo sin corrupción con oportunidad para todos!
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  [Vanity Fair Volume I. Chapter XVII Historiated Initial, I]

  A framed portrait of Joseph Sedley holding a gun while riding on the back of an elephant, with a native driver sitting behind its head. In the top right of the painting is the letter I, from If. The picture is tagged in the top left corner with a paper labelled LOT369.
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  [an overturned boat off the coast of Blefuscu]

  Here we see an overturned boat that Gulliver discovered off the coast of Blefuscu. With the help of the Emperor’s largest vessel, Gulliver retrieved the boat and brought it back to land and spent several days fixing the bottom which was damaged. Gulliver then used this boat to leave Blefuscu and sailed off and was picked up by and English merchant’s ship. In the background is a lighthouse. Above the lighthouse is the letter T, because the first word of the chapter is Theils. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.