"And now, Reader, I will give you a short sketch of the Figure I made" — Frontispiece for the Illustrated Children's Edition of "Robinson Crusoe" (1815) (original) (raw)

I was much surprized at the print of a man's foot on the shore

1820

Wood-block engraving

9.9 cm high by 6.6 cm wide, framed

Source: [Daniel Defoe] Robinson Crusoe, frontispiece. See Page 50. [Plate 1].

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• Illustrations of children’s editions

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