Coxswain Loosed His Grasp

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A youth sits at the crosstrees of a mast as his pursuer falls from the rigging

The coxswain loosed his grasp upon the shrouds and plunged head first into the water.

Artist

Name:: Rhead, Louis
Dates:: 1857-1926
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Treasure island (Rhead)
Author:: Stevenson, Robert Louis
Publisher:: London, New York: Harper & Brothers, n.d. [1915?]
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A youth sitting at the crosstrees of a slanted mast has just dropped his two smoking pistols while his screaming pursuer starts a backward fall from the rigging.

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