Which island is the setting of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel Treasure Island?

Treasure Island is the fictional island setting of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 adventure novel Treasure Island.

The story follows Jim Hawkins, who becomes involved in a search for buried pirate treasure after discovering a map. The novel introduced or popularized many enduring pirate-fiction elements, including Long John Silver, the parrot, the treasure map, and the atmosphere of mutiny at sea.

Treasure Island is not a real island identified on a map. Stevenson created its geography for the novel, including the stockade, caves, beach, and treasure site. The book first appeared in serial form in the magazine Young Folks before being published in book form in 1883.

Readers sometimes connect the story with real Caribbean islands, but the fictional island is not the same as any specific island in the West Indies. Its location is intentionally part of the novel’s imaginative world.