I stood like one thunderstruck.
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1697963
Item data
Title
I stood like one thunderstruck.
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Book illustrations -- Defoe -- Robinson Crusoe
Names
Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926 (Artist)
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
Beaches
Dogs
Seashore
Parasols
Umbrellas
Fur garments
Surprise
Castaways
Footprints
Genres
Notes
Content: Image has no source data written on it, but its format, style and artist match those assigned source ref: 17647. It's a black & white version of Image ID: 1697952.
Content: Supposedly the only human inhabitant of his island, Crusoe stares in amazement at a footprint he did not make.
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
Line photoengravings
Extent: 1 photomechanical print : line photoengraving ; 16.5 x 12 cm.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 25c15620-c5ba-012f-5075-58d385a7bc34
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 stood like one thunderstruck." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25c15620-c5ba-012f-5075-58d385a7bc34
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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 stood like one thunderstruck. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25c15620-c5ba-012f-5075-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "I stood like one thunderstruck." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25c15620-c5ba-012f-5075-58d385a7bc34
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