Robinson Crusoe Collection

Bringing the Raft from the Wreck, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) (colour litho)
IL193468 Bringing the Raft from the Wreck, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday (oil on canvas)
HFA393557 Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday (oil on canvas) by Fraser, Alexander Snr (1786-1865); 40.5x58.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robinson Crusoe after the shipwreck (chromolitho)
735900 Robinson Crusoe after the shipwreck (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe after the shipwreck)

Robinson Crusoe building his hut (chromolitho)
735901 Robinson Crusoe building his hut (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe building his hut)

Statue of Robinson Crusoe, at Largo, Fifeshire, Birthplace of Alexander Selkirk (engraving)
1623130 Statue of Robinson Crusoe, at Largo, Fifeshire, Birthplace of Alexander Selkirk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Robinson Crusoe)

Robinson Crusoe title page from "The Life
3614714 A Robinson CrusoeA title page from A" The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, or York, MarinerA" by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 by English School

Title page from "The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
3614713 Title page from A" The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second and Last Part of His Life, And of the Strange Surprising Accounts of his Travels Round three Parts of

Defoes Manuscript of Robinson Crusoe rejected by the Publishers
NWP153582 Defoes Manuscript of Robinson Crusoe rejected by the Publishers by Ward, Edward Matthew (1816-79); 67x89 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 18th century (engraving)
3523666 The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: death of Man Friday)

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel De Foe, late 19th century (engraving)
PCT4270323 The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel De Foe, late 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info)

Portrait of Robinson Crusoe on his island deserte with his rifle and his assorted weapons at the belt - Grandville
PCT4261576 Portrait of Robinson Crusoe on his island deserte with his rifle and his assorted weapons at the belt - Grandville illustration of Daniel Defoe's novel (De Foe)

Robinson Crusoe (colour litho)
8631991 Robinson Crusoe (colour litho) by Appleton, Honor Charlotte (1879-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe)

Robinson Crusoe (colour litho)
8634730 Robinson Crusoe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe)

Robinson Crusoe (colour litho)
8634728 Robinson Crusoe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe)

Robinson Crusoe (colour litho)
8634727 Robinson Crusoe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe)

Robinson Crusoe (colour litho)
8634726 Robinson Crusoe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe)

One of a set of Robinson Crusoe silhouettes (litho)
8648317 One of a set of Robinson Crusoe silhouettes (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Robinson Crusoe made a cap, jacket)

One of a set of Robinson Crusoe silhouettes (litho)
8648316 One of a set of Robinson Crusoe silhouettes (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Robinson Crusoe took a piece of hard wood)

One of a set of Robinson Crusoe silhouettes (litho)
8648305 One of a set of Robinson Crusoe silhouettes (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Robinson Crusoe was all alone on the island)

He nearly lost his life in chasing a goat (engraving)
8636583 He nearly lost his life in chasing a goat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: He nearly lost his life in chasing a goat)

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, c.1900 (oleograph)
UTD4951011 The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, c.1900 (oleograph); (add.info.: "The Life)

A: Robinson Crusoe - search for the bird (fictional character of Daniel Defoe's novel (ca)
DUV4711096 A: Robinson Crusoe - search for the bird (fictional character of Daniel Defoe's novel (ca. 1660-1731), published in 1719)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520048 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520031 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520024 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520013 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520003 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3519999 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3519989 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Title page Illustration, from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3519983 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3519981 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3519977 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3519973 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3519966 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Shipwrecked, Robinson Crusoe, dressed in goatskins
2604869 Shipwrecked, Robinson Crusoe, dressed in goatskins.; (add.info.: Shipwrecked, Robinson Crusoe, dressed in goatskins, explores his island)

Daniel Defoe in the pillory at Temple Bar
3119109 Daniel Defoe in the pillory at Temple Bar; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy, in the pillory at Temple Bar

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
526428 The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. First published in 1719, it is claimed to be the first English novel

DEFOE, Daniel (1660-1731). English writer and journalist. Robinson Crusoe (1719)
AIS5392821 DEFOE, Daniel (1660-1731). English writer and journalist. Robinson Crusoe (1719). Illustration in spanish adaptation Aventuras de Robinson. Editorial Ramon Sopena, Barcelona, 1931

Daniel de Foe, author of Robinson Crusoe. Engraving from James Caulfield's Portraits
FLO4601981 Daniel de Foe, author of Robinson Crusoe. Engraving from James Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, London, 1819.; (add.info.: Daniel de Foe)

Robinson Crusoe, exhausted arrived on an island after the shipwreck, 1860 (engraving)
FGL5462555 Robinson Crusoe, exhausted arrived on an island after the shipwreck, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Watercolour engraving after an 1860 edition of "Robinson Crusoe" by Defoe)

Robinson Crusoe and Friday prepare lunch by Defoe, 1860 (engraving)
FGL5462544 Robinson Crusoe and Friday prepare lunch by Defoe, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Watercolour engraving after an edition of "Robinson Crusoe" from 1860.); Fototeca Gilardi

The Footprint on the Sand, from Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print)
5614332 The Footprint on the Sand, from Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: The Footprint on the Sand, from Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe)

Robinson Crusoe cube game, late 19th or early 20th century
7291150 Robinson Crusoe cube game, late 19th or early 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe cube game, late 19th or early 20th century); © Patrice Cartier

Daniel Defoe
3119157 Daniel Defoe; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520051 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520023 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520019 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print)
3520008 Robin Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of Robinson Crusoe a novel by Daniel Defoe)

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Robinson Crusoe, the timeless tale of survival and self-discovery, has captivated readers for centuries. From its iconic oil painting depicting Robinson Crusoe and his loyal companion Man Friday to the vivid chromolithographs illustrating his adventures after being shipwrecked, this literary masterpiece continues to inspire awe. One such illustration showcases Robinson Crusoe diligently constructing his humble hut on the deserted island. It captures his resourcefulness and determination as he adapts to a life of solitude. Another engraving depicts a statue erected in Largo, Fifeshire, honoring Alexander Selkirk - believed to be the real-life inspiration behind Defoe's protagonist. The title pages from "The Life" and "The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" evoke a sense of mystery and anticipation, inviting readers into an extraordinary world filled with danger and triumph. Interestingly, Defoe's original manuscript was initially rejected by publishers before becoming one of history's most beloved novels. Accompanied by stunning color lithographs that bring Defoe's words to life, these illustrations transport us back in time. They allow us glimpses into Daniel Defoe's own life too; an engraving portrays him enduring public humiliation in the pilory while another shows him at work on this remarkable novel. "The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" remains a testament to human resilience against all odds. Its pages are adorned with vibrant chromolithographs that capture pivotal moments in our hero's journey - from battling cannibals to rescuing fellow castaways. As we delve into this classic tale once more or discover it for the first time, let us marvel at how Daniel Defoe crafted an enduring story that transcends time itself. Through these captivating images and words penned centuries ago, we can still find solace in knowing that even amidst adversity, there is always hope for redemption and new beginnings.