As it drew near we saw ten or twelve armed pirates appear on the deck.
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Title
As it drew near we saw ten or twelve armed pirates appear on the deck.
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Book illustrations -- Arabian nights
Names
Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1909
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Fairy Tales
Folklore
Arabian nights
Seas
Sailboats
Genres
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Codadad & his brothers"
Source Note: The Arabian nights : their best-known tales ; edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith, illus. by Maxfield Parrish. (New York Scribner).
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 1 photomechanical print : halftone, col. ; 20.5 x 14 cm.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b8376ae0-c5b9-012f-cb59-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1909
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "As it drew near we saw ten or twelve armed pirates appear on the deck." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1909. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8376ae0-c5b9-012f-cb59-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1909). As it drew near we saw ten or twelve armed pirates appear on the deck. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8376ae0-c5b9-012f-cb59-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "As it drew near we saw ten or twelve armed pirates appear on the deck." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8376ae0-c5b9-012f-cb59-58d385a7bc34
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