Artist: Colin Merrett (biography)
Medium: Pen & Ink Washes on Acid-free Board
Size: 12" x 18" (310mm x 450mm)
Date: 1972

These are the unique original Pen & Ink Wash by Colin Merrett.

Robinson is shipwrecked and manages to swim to the shore. He builds a raft and ventures back to the wreckage of his boat. Grabbing provisions and anything else he could carry Robinson sets about building shelter. He finds a dog and two cats and takes them to shore. Robinson also builds himself a sign dating his arrival on the island so that me might measure the length of time he has been stranded.

This is the second instalment of Look & Learn's adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, printed over two pages, published in issue 545 of Look & Learn, 24th June 1972.

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