1726 Collection

Gulliver in Lilliput
Gulliver is tied down by the people of Lilliput

Gulliver in Brobdingnag
He is tormented by the Kings jester, who is jealous of his small size

James Hutton
JAMES HUTTON Scottish geologist

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit. Colored
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit seminarian and student at the Roman college. He died in Rome, at the service of persons infected by the plague

Gulliver Tied / Lilliput
Gulliver is tied up by the people of Lilliput: " I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir."

Lilliputians / Sneezing
A couple of inquisitive Lilliputians climb inside Gullivers snuff box & sneeze & sneeze

Gulliver / Lilliput / Sport
Gulliver watches the sports of the courtiers

Gulliver / Houyhnhnnms
The Houyhnhnm graciously permits Gulliver to kiss his hoof

Gulliver / Blefuscudian
Gulliver captures the Blefuscudian fleet

Eyre Coote (Elder) - 1
SIR EYRE COOTE (the elder) British military commander, notably in Bengal, India : with military ornaments. Date: 1726 - 1783

Gulliver / Servants / Lillip
He is given six hundred servants to wait on him

St Martins Church
Proposal to widen the pavement in front of St Martins Church, the council declined the proposition, was built in 1726 by James Gibbs on the site of an earlier church

Portrait of man in Polish costume, a pipe in hand, 1726
Alexis Grimou (1678-1733). French painter. Portrait of man in Polish costume, a pipe in hand, 1726. Louvre Museum. Paris. France. Date: 2008

CANADIAN FUNERAL 1726
A funeral among Native Canadians is the occasion for feasting and rejoicing Date: 1726

CANADIAN FUNERAL PROCESS
A Native Canadian funeral procession honours its dead with dancing Date: 1726

VENEZUELAN MOURNING
Venezuelan natives weep over the body of a dead cacique (ruler) Date: 1726

MOURNING, MEXICO 1726
Mexicans mourning their dead Date: 1726

VENEZUELAN MAGIC
Venezuelan natives, after burning the body of a dead cacique (ruler) drink his ashes, in hope of inheriting his virtues and strength Date: 1726

MOURNING, GUINEA
Men of Guinea, West Africa, honour their dead Date: 1726

MEXICAN FUNERAL PROCESS
Funeral procession of the Mexicans Date: 1726

GULLIVER IN LAPUTA
He meets the Governor of the Island of Sorcerers, where the servants are dead spirits : great men of the past are summoned and speak with him. Date: First published: 1726

VISIONS ON GLUBBDUBRIB
GULLIVER ON GLUBBDUBRIB On the Island of Sorcerers, the Magicians are served by spirits called from the dead. Great men of the past are summoned to speak with him. Date: First published: 1726

Stoneleigh Abbey is the largest house in Warwickshire, England. The impressive facade of the West Wing dates from 1726 and was designed by Francis Smith of Warwick. Date: 18th century

MEXICAN TEMPLE
The great Temple of Vitsliputsli in the city of Mexico Date: 1726

ART / HOGARTH / HUDIBRAS
HUDIBRAS The manner how he sallies forth: Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, And out he rode a colonelling Date: c1721/1726

Hudibras by Samuel Butler
HUDIBRAS The Knight submits to Trulla: But Trulla thrust herself between, And striding oer his back agen Date: c1721/1726

TELESCOPE (HOGARTH)
an early but elegant model Date: 1726

PRISON REFORM / J HOWARD
John Howard (1726-1790), investigating the French penal system, is visited by an officer of the Prefecture Date: circa 1775-79

Jonathan Swift (1667 1745). Gullivers Travels, 1726. Illu
Jonathan Swift (1667 1745). Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer. Gullivers Travels, 1726. Illustration by Andre Devambez (edition, 1911)

Gulliver & Houyhnhnms
Gulliver discusses mankind with the Houyhnhnm

Gulliver in Brobdingnag
Much to his distress, Gulliver is admired by the ladies of the country

Andreae Georg Beck
ANDREAE GEORG BECK German scholar, with some of his books and a large winged insect, evidently symbolic of something. Date: 1726 - 1774

Mucuna with insects in different life stages
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Spiders, insects and hummingbird on guava tree
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Gulliver in Luggnagg
Gulliver is shown the aged Struldbrugs, who have lost wits, memory and health, acquiring in exchange all kinds of deformity

Gulliver & Houyhnhnm
Gulliver meets the Houyhnhnms

Gulliver / King / Lilliput
Gulliver lies on the ground for his interview with the King & Queen of Lilliput

Gulliver / Lilliputians
The Lilliputians clamber all over Gulliver: he compares the experience to an army of rats walking on their hind legs

Gulliver & Laputa
The island floating in the air

Gulliver & Farmer
Gulliver is found by a countryman

Gulliver Almost Eaten
Gulliver is almost eaten by a small child

Gulliver & Glumdalclitch
Gulliver with the farmers daughter, Glumdalclitch

Church of Saint Nicholas. 18th century. Moscopole. Albania
Republic of Albania. Moscopole. Church of Saint Nicholas. 18th century. Bell tower

Frescoes. Exonarthex of Saint Nicholas Church. By Zografi s
Republic of Albania. Moscopole. Frescoes at the exonarthex of Saint Nicholas Church. 18th century. By brothers Kostandin and Athanas Zografi

Cristobal de Olid (1488-1524). Spanish conqueror. Colored engraving, 1726. Library University of Barcelona. Spain

James Gillespie
JAMES GILLESPIE Edinburgh citizen, founder of Gillespies Hospital : thats him on the right, facing his brother John with the larger nose. Date: 1726 - 1797

Louise D epinay
LOUISE FLORENCE PETRONILLE de la LIVE d EPINAY French writer Date: 1726 - 1783

Eyre Coote (Elder) - 2
SIR EYRE COOTE (the elder) British military commander, notably in Bengal, India. Date: 1726 - 1783

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