- Great Storm, 1613
Storms, floods, and burnings were favourite themes with the early newswriters, and several illustrated tracts exist describing such calamities. They are more or less interspersed with pious exhortations, but the narrative is rarely allowed to flag, and every incident is minutely described. There is ‘Woeful newes from the West parts of England of the burning of Tiverton,’ 1612; and a small quarto pamphlet of 1613, printed in old English, affords another good example of this kind of news. It is entitled—it will be observed how fond the old newswriters were of alliterative titles—‘The Wonders of this windie winter, by terrible stormes and tempests, 16to be losse of lives and goods of many thousands of men, women, and children. The like by Sea and Land hath not been seene nor heard of in this age of the world. London. Printed by G. Eld for John Wright, and are to be sold at his Shop neere Christ-Church dore. 1613.’ On the title-page is a woodcut, a copy of which is annexed. - Great Flood in Monmouthshire
In one dated 1607 occurs the earliest instance I have met with of an attempt to illustrate the news of the day. It is entitled ‘Wofull Newes from Wales, or the lamentable loss of divers Villages and Parishes (by a strange and wonderful Floud) within the Countye of Monmouth in Wales: which happened in January last past, 1607, whereby a great number of his Majesties subjects inhabiting in these parts are utterly undone.’ - The Valiant Exploits of Sir Francis Drake
In 1587 there was published an illustrated tract giving an account of the doings of Sir Francis Drake, who was employed by Queen Elizabeth to harass the Spaniards in their harbours, and hinder them in their preparations for invading England. These operations, which Drake himself described as ‘singeing the King of Spain’s beard,’ delayed the sailing of the Armada, and gave Elizabeth time to prepare for defence. The tract referred to is entitled, ‘The true and perfect Newes of the worthy and valiant exploytes performed and done by that valiant Knight Syr Frauncis Drake; Not only at Sancto Domingo, and Carthagena, but also nowe at Cales, and upon the Coast of Spayne, 1587' - The Nrisingha Avatara
The Nrisingha Avatara - The Lotus
The Lotus - The Matsva Avatara
The Matsva Avatara - The Kurma Avatara
The Kurma Avatara - The Krishna Avatara
The Krishna Avatara - The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree - The Bel
The Bel - The Banyan Tree
The Banyan Tree - Sugriva
Sugriva - Siva
Siva - Siva temple at Benares
Siva temple at Benares - Siva slaying an Asura
Siva slaying an Asura - Siva and Parvati
Siva and Parvati - Shitala
Shitala - Sasti
Sasti - Sarasvati
Sarasvati - Ravana
Ravana - Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali
Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali - Parvati worhipping the Linga
Parvati worhipping the Linga - Panchanana
Panchanana - Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka
Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka - Manasa
Manasa - Lakhsmi
Lakhsmi - Krishna slaying Bakasura
Krishna slaying Bakasura - Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana
Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana - Kamadeva
Kamadeva - Kartikeya
Kartikeya - Kalki
Kalki - Kali
Kali - Kali dancing on Siva
Kali dancing on Siva - Jagannath
Jagannath - Jagaddhatri
Jagaddhatri - Indra
Indra - Har-Hari
Har-Hari - Hanuman
Hanuman - Garuda
Garuda - Ganga
Ganga - Ganesa
Ganesa - Dasabhuja
Dasabhuja - Daksha
Daksha - Buddhist Temple and Dagosa at Kelaniva, Ceylon
Buddhist Temple and Dagosa at Kelaniva, Ceylon - Buddha
Buddha - Buddha
Buddha - Brahma
Brahma - Battle of the Kurus and Pandavas
Battle of the Kurus and Pandavas - Balarama
Balarama - Arjuna shooting at the fish
Arjuna shooting at the fish - Annapurna
Annapurna - Yama
Yama - Vishnu
Vishnu - Vayu
Vayu - Varuna
Varuna - The Vamana Avatara
The Vamana Avatara - The Rama Chandra Avatara
The Rama Chandra Avatara - The Parasurama Avatara
The Parasurama Avatara