Robinson Crusoe rescues Friday.
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1697935
Item data
Title
Robinson Crusoe rescues Friday.
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Book illustrations -- Defoe -- Robinson Crusoe
Names
Zwecker, Johann Baptist, 1814-1876 (Artist)
Dalziel Brothers (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1870 - 1879 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe
Islands
Gratitude
Fur garments
Genres
Notes
Content: Written on border: "1870s" (date of illustration). Friday thanks Crusoe for saving him from cannibals who meant to eat him along with other captives.
Source Note: The life adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner, with an account of his travels round three parts of the globe, with illustrations by Zwecker, engraved by Dalziel. (New York George Routledge Sons 187-?) Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 13.5 x 9 cm.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1ae89630-c5ba-012f-3a39-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1870
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Robinson Crusoe rescues Friday." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1870 - 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ae89630-c5ba-012f-3a39-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1870 - 1879). Robinson Crusoe rescues Friday. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ae89630-c5ba-012f-3a39-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Robinson Crusoe rescues Friday." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ae89630-c5ba-012f-3a39-58d385a7bc34
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