- The Parasurama Avatara
The Parasurama Avatara - The Rama Chandra Avatara
The Rama Chandra Avatara - The Vamana Avatara
The Vamana Avatara - Varuna
Varuna - Vayu
Vayu - Vishnu
Vishnu - Yama
Yama - Annapurna
Annapurna - Arjuna shooting at the fish
Arjuna shooting at the fish - Balarama
Balarama - Battle of the Kurus and Pandavas
Battle of the Kurus and Pandavas - Brahma
Brahma - Buddha
Buddha - Buddha
Buddha - Buddhist Temple and Dagosa at Kelaniva, Ceylon
Buddhist Temple and Dagosa at Kelaniva, Ceylon - Daksha
Daksha - Dasabhuja
Dasabhuja - Ganga
Ganga - Ganesa
Ganesa - Garuda
Garuda - Hanuman
Hanuman - Har-Hari
Har-Hari - Indra
Indra - Jagaddhatri
Jagaddhatri - Jagannath
Jagannath - Kali dancing on Siva
Kali dancing on Siva - Kali
Kali - Kalki
Kalki - Kamadeva
Kamadeva - Kartikeya
Kartikeya - Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana
Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana - Krishna slaying Bakasura
Krishna slaying Bakasura - Lakhsmi
Lakhsmi - Manasa
Manasa - Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka
Monkeys constructing the bridge at Lanka - Panchanana
Panchanana - Parvati worhipping the Linga
Parvati worhipping the Linga - Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali
Radha worshipping Krishna as Kali - Ravana
Ravana - Sarasvati
Sarasvati - Shitala
Shitala - Sasti
Sasti - Siva and Parvati
Siva and Parvati - Siva slaying an Asura
Siva slaying an Asura - Siva temple at Benares
Siva temple at Benares - Siva
Siva - Sugriva
Sugriva - The Banyan Tree
The Banyan Tree - The Bel
The Bel - The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree - The Krishna Avatara
The Krishna Avatara - The Kurma Avatara
The Kurma Avatara - The Lotus
The Lotus - The Matsva Avatara
The Matsva Avatara - The Nrisingha Avatara
The Nrisingha Avatara - 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' - 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.’ - 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.