Gulliver and the Liliputians / Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y. – Historic Print
![Gulliver and the Liliputians / Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y., [between 1875 and 1900] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/44/444145658153-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of Gulliver and the Liliputians / Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gulliver and the Liliputians / Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y.
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Few advertising images turn Jonathan Swift's giant into a sales pitch as directly as this one, which shows Gulliver pinned down by the Lilliputians with a web of tiny cords. The card was issued by Donaldson Brothers of Five Points, New York, a firm working in the thread and roping trade, and its color lithography would have been given to customers in the late nineteenth century. Swift's 1726 satire *Gulliver's Travels* was widely read by Victorian audiences, so the joke of a giant undone by thread would have been easy to grasp. Trade cards like this were a common way for American manufacturers to reach buyers before magazine and billboard advertising became dominant.
| Created / published | [between 1875 and 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertising cards 1870-1900.Lithographs Color 1870-1900. |
| Subjects | Gulliver (Fictitious character)--1870-1900. Lilliputians (Fictitious character)--1870-1900. Thread industry--United States--1870-1900. Roping--1870-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,434 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216833 |
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