Creator
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Title
The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha
Coverage
London
Publisher
J. & R. Tonson and R. Dodsley
Date
1742
Subject
2 vols.
Description
First edition of the highly praised “Jarvis translation” of Don Quixote. (The translator’s last name is misspelled on the title-page.) Charles Jervas (1675-1739) was an Irish portrait painter active in the literary circles surrounding Pope and Swift. His translation of Cervantes’s most famous work is lavishly illustrated with 68 engravings by John Vanderbank (1694-1739) and a frontispiece portrait of the author by George Vertue (1684-1756).
Contributor
Translated by Charles Jarvis [i.e. Jervas]