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Sancho has been represented carrying a sword, as he appears since the earliest illustrated editions (Lisboa: Jorge Rodríguez, 1605; Paris: Denis Moreau, 1618; London: Blount, 1620); the detail is accurate to Cervantes' text.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-060 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Initial I with Sancho begging for his Ínsula |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 10 |
| Subject |
10.1 SP asks DQ for his insula |
| Illustration Type |
Initial |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 93 |
| Image Dimension | 38 x 34 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Sancho, knelt and begging, has been used as an "I"; allusion to the moment when Sancho begs don Quixote for his Island.
Sancho has been represented carrying a sword, as he appears since the earliest illustrated editions (Lisboa: Jorge Rodríguez, 1605; Paris: Denis Moreau, 1618; London: Blount, 1620); the detail is accurate to Cervantes' text. |
| Notes | 1 - Same initial and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |