Long John Silver and the Parrot ASCII Art
A pirate and his parrot in the chapter-opening illustration for "The Sea-Cook," which introduces Long John Silver in Treasure Island
Long John Silver's face and the parrot separate clearly, while the chapter title crosses the center of the illustration. At 100 columns, the engraved hatching becomes tone; keep the full crop so both figures and the chapter label remain visible. Illustration: Louis Rhead, 1915; ASCII conversion by this site.
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View bundled original file- Original source
- New York Public Library scan of a 1915 illustrated edition of Treasure Island. Evidence link Evidence: Exact Internet Archive BookReader leaf 81, source file treasureisland00stev2_0081.jp2, scale 2; source scan SHA-256 cc9d8f934cb888460031d809217a2567fbb6e720fd84a3339cf987adebb9520d. Checked October 28, 2026..
- File creator
- Louis Rhead (1857-1926), illustrator of the 1915 Harper & Brothers edition. Evidence link Evidence: The scanned edition and Internet Archive item record identify Louis Rhead as illustrator of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island..
- License or terms
- The 1915 edition is documented as not in copyright in the United States. Evidence link Evidence: Internet Archive metadata checked October 28, 2026 for this New York Public Library edition records copyright-region=US and possible-copyright-status=NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT; the scanned volume bears a 1915 copyright notice. This documents the U.S. status of this edition only, not a blanket worldwide clearance for other editions, adaptations or character designs..
- Preparation
- The bundled JPEG is a crop of the exact scan at x=110, y=340, 760x700 pixels, re-encoded as JPEG. Sharp samples it for thumbnails and the 100-column Standard preview; the ASCII is a lossy conversion by this site. Evidence: scripts/build-example-previews.cjs; bundled-file and sampled-raster SHA-256 hashes in lib/generated/example-previews.json.
Owner review: PENDING. The exact 1915 U.S. edition and its Archive rights metadata are documented for owner review; no worldwide rights claim or adaptation affiliation is implied.
Standard ASCII
Standard ASCII Art: 100 columns; rows = max(1, round(columns × source height / source width × 0.55)).
Character ramp: @%#*+=-:. (including a final space).
Brightness 100%, contrast 100%, saturation 100%, hue 0, sepia 0%, inversion off. Dithering: none.
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Edge detection
Edge Detection Only: 100 columns; rows = max(1, round(columns × source height / source width × 0.55)).
Edge Intensity: 1. Uses directional Unicode lines, not the selected character ramp.
Brightness 100%, contrast 100%, saturation 100%, hue 0, sepia 0%, inversion off. Dithering does not apply to this mode.
Open this recipe in the editor to keep this source, mode and settings. Browser resampling and fonts can differ from the built preview. Copy/TXT retain text; PNG uses black text on white at 12 px monospace, at least 1.2 line spacing and 20 px padding, independent of screen theme.
Character Optimization matches local glyph shapes in 4x8 cells at 8 px monospace. Compare texture with Standard; it is not a universal quality improvement, and your display font does not change the matching font.
Character Optimization
Character Optimization: 100 columns; rows = max(1, round(columns × source height / source width × 0.55)).
Character ramp: @%#*+=-:. (including a final space).
Brightness 100%, contrast 100%, saturation 100%, hue 0, sepia 0%, inversion off. Dithering: none.
Open this recipe in the editor to keep this source, mode and settings. Browser resampling and fonts can differ from the built preview. Copy/TXT retain text; PNG uses black text on white at 12 px monospace, at least 1.2 line spacing and 20 px padding, independent of screen theme.
Mosaic comparisons use 15 symbol columns, not the 100 columns of the character modes. The detailed recipe increases contrast to 150%; choose Coarse mosaic in the editor for the original five-column style.
Detailed emoji mosaic
Emoji Mosaic: sampling width 60, Emoji Size 4, squares set, transparent-cell symbol "⬜". Final columns = ceil(width / Emoji Size); rows depend on source aspect ratio.
Brightness 100%, contrast 150%, saturation 100%, hue 0, sepia 0%, inversion off. Dithering does not apply to this mode.
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