Frontispiece to pf guyot desfontaines, 'the travels of mr. John gulliver', 2nd edition (london, 1730/31), vol. 1;on a balcony, standing at left, an amazonian figure wearing a helmet-crown (the queen of babilary, an island ruled entirely by women), addresses a respectful gulliver, who is wearing a costume with full skirts, another man behind him also in skirts; an attendant seated on the ground behind the queen. Etching and engraving. Date: between 1730 and 1731. Dimensions: Height: 141 mm; Width: 79 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Pierre François Guyot Desfontaines. Collection: British Museum. Gulliver presented to the Queen of Babilary. (BM Cc,1.102)
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