I diverted myself with talking to my parrot
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1697953
Item data
Title
I diverted myself with talking to my parrot
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Book illustrations -- Defoe -- Robinson Crusoe
Names
Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926 (Illustrator)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1900 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe
Huts
Dogs
Goats
Cats
Rifles
Pipes (Smoking)
Parrots
Castaways
Contentment
Tools
Cats and dogs
Genres
Notes
Content: Compare this picture to a black & white version (Image ID: 1697956) from another edition of the book.
Content: Written under image: "Robinson Crusoe [,] Illus. by Louis Rhead". Crusoe with his little family of animals. The parrots and goat come from the island, while the cats and dog were saved from the shipwreck.
Source Note: The life and strange surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, mariner. (New York : Harper Brothers, c1900) Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731), Author. Rhead, F. A. (Frederick Alfred) (1855-), Illustrator. Rhead, Louis (1857-1926), Illustrator.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 1 photomechanical print : halftone, col. ; 16 x 11 cm.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21dd29b0-c5ba-012f-bd95-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1900
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "I diverted myself with talking to my parrot" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21dd29b0-c5ba-012f-bd95-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1900). I diverted myself with talking to my parrot Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21dd29b0-c5ba-012f-bd95-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "I diverted myself with talking to my parrot" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21dd29b0-c5ba-012f-bd95-58d385a7bc34
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