In this image Elizabeth and Jane walk through the shrubbery outside Longbourn. Their housekeeper, Mrs. Hill comes up to them to tell them that Mr. Bennet had received a letter from Mr. Gardiner in London. He writes that Lydia and Mr. Wickham had been found. This scene occurs in chapter 49. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Jane, Elizabeth, and Mrs. Hill wear regency dresses with empire waistlines. Jane and Elizabeth wear bonnets. Mrs. Hill wears a mop cap and an apron to cover her dress. 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.
Two groups of Indigenous Brazilians prepare to engage in conflict. Members of both groups are armed with bows and arrows and clubs, and some carry shields. Several individuals blow into long instruments resembling a type of horn, and at least one person blows into a conch shell. On the ground in the space between the groups, two men fight. There are two structures visible in the background, one of which is on fire. This image is identical to one found on page 943 verso of Paris, 1575 (l’Huillier), and in Thevet’s Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique (page 73 verso of Paris, 1557 and page 73 verso of Paris, 1558).
In chapter five, Gulliver explains several aspects of society in England. Here we see two lawyers in a debate in a court. Gulliver casts lawyers in a very negative light, saying their job was to convince people that white was black and black was white. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
A farmer is kneeling on the ground with his right hand around the neck of a goose, and his left hand around the neck of a crane. Another goose is behind the grappled birds, looking to the left. The birds are under a net, but the man is taking the crane out.
The left panel depicts Celestina standing outside. She is wearing a robe and a veil, with what looks like a rosary hanging from her waist. On the right we see Sempronio, who is holding some sort of satchel and has a sword mounted on his belt. Beneath his feet there is a decorative panel, which appears to depict a flower and roots. The entire image is nearly identical to the one found on page 51 (only the decorative panel differs). The left panel is identical to the panel found on the title page (with the exception of the colour found there), the one found at the end of the book, and those found on pages 105, 150, 162, and 221. The right panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 125 (labeled ‘Pármeno’ and no decorative panel), 229 (labeled ‘Centurion’ and no decorative panel), and 235 (labeled ‘Tristan’ and different decorative panel).
A man carrying a sack over his shoulder stands by a doorway with a low gate. Opposite him is a woman leaning against the door frame, mending a piece of clothing, while a small boy hangs over the gate. On the wall next to the man’s head is the letter S from “Sir”.
Here we see a personal library on Lilliput. Gulliver tells us that the only person on Lilliput with an extensive library is the emperor, and even the very wealthy have only a small library, with most people not having any sort of library. Gulliver compares the small libraries of individual Lilliputians to a library that could be carried on a donkey’s back; thus, we see a donkey sitting by the base of the bookshelf. This image comes in the appendix to Gulliver’s travels to Lilliput, in which Gulliver critiques the Lilliputian education system. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
An Indigenous woman is pictured from the front and from behind standing on the bank of a river. She wears a fringed skirt around her waist, her hair is unbound, and she is topless and shoeless. She holds a young child on her back, with the child’s left arm over her shoulder and their left hand in hers, and their right leg tucked under her right arm against her hip. Behind them, other Indigenous people are seen in canoes.
After the execution of a captive, the Tupinambá prepare to dismember the body. On the left a man lays on the ground with a woman, who appears distressed, supporting his head. A man stands beside them holding the ceremonial club used in the execution of the man. To the right the body has been laid out on face down and a group of women clusters around to begin the dismemberment. A pot has been set on a fire near the women. A bearded European man stands in the center watching the group.
This illuminated image depicts Marpesia (also known as Martesia) and Lampedo, sister queens of the Amazons. They are wearing crowns to demonstrate their royal status; however, they also have swords in their sheaths to signify their illustrious military skills. The Amazon women are known to have lived their lives dedicated to war and military pursuits. Boccaccio explains that after all the Amazon women were all widowed, they took up arms to avenge their husbands, and continued to thrive off battle. Marpesia and Lampedo were elected by their fellow Amazons to become queens.
A large bull with its head down stands over a goat sprawled on the ground. Another goat watches the scene from a distance beside tree on the right side of the image. In the background a castle sits on a hill and trees scatter the scenery.
Here a crew member on Gulliver’s ship sees Brobdingnag for the first time. He stands in the crow’s nest on the ship and points to land. This image appears at the beginning of chapter one, and the letter “H” is in the top left corner as the first word of the chapter is “Having”.
Here we see a scientist from the Grand Academy on Balnibarbi who was working on methods for curing colic. He attempted to cure the illness by inserting a bellow into the anus and using them to remove the ‘excess wind’ from the patient. In another experiment he attempted to pump air into the patient using the bellows. He tried several experiments on dogs, the second method is seen here. In this second experiment, the dog inflated with the excess air, and died. The scientist then tried to revive the dog using the same method. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
A couple is embracing each other while laying in bed. A man watches them while sitting near a piece of furniture in the bedroom. There is a hole in the floor by the foot of the bed.
A fox who has never seen a lion, had a great fright the first time he met one, so he ran away. The second time, he regarded it from a distance with slightly less fear: but, the third time he approached the lion and they became very close friends.
This image depicts indigenous peoples of Peru performing charitable deeds towards the poor and sick. There is a sick woman lying in a bed on the right side of the image who is being fed by a man standing in front of her. There is a woman standing behind the sick woman who has her hands on her shoulders to comfort her. The caption at the top of the image reads, “Y ancí comen en la plaza pública por dalle de comer a los pobres enfermos y peligrinos, la ley antigua y la ley de Dios de las buenas obras de misericordia, corpachanqui” [And thus they eat in the public square, giving food to the poor, to the sick, and to the pilgrims, following the ancient law and the law of God with their good works of mercy, you give them shelter]. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, “santa obra de misericordia” [Holy works of mercy].
To the left of the image is a boar with an open mouth. In the middle of the image is a lion laying on his stomach. To the right of the lion is a donkey and a bull. The donkey is kicking the lion in the face with its hind legs.
Two Indigenous men are shown in the foreground. One is on his knees on top of a disc on the ground, which is surrounded by symbols in the dirt. His upper body is twisted, bent at the midriff with his arms unnaturally stuck out behind him. The other man kneels beside him and watches him. This man has tattoos all over his body, he holds a wooden staff, and around his neck hangs a decorative plate. In the background a large group of Indigenous people stand and watch the two men. They all hold various weapons, including bows and arrows and clubs. To the right stands a group of colonists.
This engraving depicts the sibyl, Amalthea (also known as Deiphobe), burning 3 books in a fire in front of Tarquinius Priscus. Amalthea brought 9 books for King Tarquinius Priscus, and when he failed to pay her the full price for them, she burned 3 books at a time until he paid her in full. These books had the prophecies of Amalthea written in them, which outlined the entire course of the Roman’s lives and events.
Four people are in this image, two on each side. A deal seems to be underway for the barrels in the background. The people on the left side are dressed like some type of royalty while the people on the right are dressed like commoners.