Since the first publication of Robinson Crusoe, many engravings and illustrations have been created of Robinson Crusoe as a character. These images—particularly of Crusoe's appearance while living on the island—have been adapted in various iterations since the frontispiece and engravings included in the 1719 edition of the novel. Here are some curated images of how Crusoe has been depicted in some illustrated editions of the text throughout time. See the media gallery on "Robinsonades" to see how imagery of Crusoe and his life on the island has been adapted and remediated in subsequent texts.
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Robinson Crusoe, as depicted in the 1719 first edition of Robinson Crusoe
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Robinson Crusoe in the 1836 edition of Robinson Crusoe
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"Robinson Crusoe Reading the Bible to His Man Friday." Painting by Alexander Fraser. Printing and engraving by Charles G. Lewis. London: Hodgson & Graves, 1836. Robinson Crusoe
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"Robinson Crusoe and Friday Making a Boat" engraving by Thomas Stothard from the 1790 edition of Robinson Crusoe (Image Credit: Phillip V. Allingham, Victorian Web).
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Robinson Crusoe in the 1820 edition of Robinson Crusoe.
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Robinson Crusoe in the 1820 edition of Robinson Crusoe. London: printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies. Design by Thomas Stothard, engraving by C. Heath.
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Robinson Crusoe in the 1831 edition of Robinson Crusoe
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Robinson Crusoe in the 1831 edition of Robinson Crusoe. Illustration by George Cruikshank. London: John Major.
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Robinson Crusoe in the 1863 edition of Robinson Crusoe
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"Crusoe Makes a Boat." Engraving by Butterworth and Heath. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1863. Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.
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Robinson Crusoe in the 1869 edition of Robinson Crusoe
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Robinson Crusoe and Friday in the 1869 edition of Robinson Crusoe. Illustration by Ernest Griset. London: John Camden Hotten.
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