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At length I spied a little cove on the right shore of the creek

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Children's book illustrations

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Book illustrations -- Defoe -- Robinson Crusoe

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At length I spied a little cove on the right shore of the creek

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Title
At length I spied a little cove on the right shore of the creek
Names
Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926 (Illustrator)
Collection

Children's book illustrations

Book illustrations -- Defoe -- Robinson Crusoe

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-CHI BOOK-Def-Rob
Topics
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe
Dogs
Rivers
Cats
Barrels
Rafts
Castaways
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: A dog who also survived the shipwreck watches from the shore. Note the two cats sitting on the supply box at left, above the pistols.
Content: Compare this picture to the black-and-white version from another edition of the book (Image ID: 1697954).
Content: Written under picture: "Illus[tration] by Louis Rhead for for (sic) Robinson Crusoe". Crusoe rows supplies ashore on a raft made from the timbers of his wrecked ship.
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.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 224608b0-c5ba-012f-2181-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1857: Creator Born
  • 1900: Issued
  • 1926: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "At length I spied a little cove on the right shore of the creek" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b9ef18-c59b-3b78-e040-e00a18066a15

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "At length I spied a little cove on the right shore of the creek" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b9ef18-c59b-3b78-e040-e00a18066a15

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1900). At length I spied a little cove on the right shore of the creek Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/68b9ef18-c59b-3b78-e040-e00a18066a15

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At length I spied a little cove on the right shore of the creek