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Monsters Collection

Background imageMonsters Collection: Photographic evidence of the Loch Ness Monster

Photographic evidence of the Loch Ness Monster
Photographic " evidence" of the Loch Ness Monster

Background imageMonsters Collection: Witches Call Monsters

Witches Call Monsters
Scandinavian witches call up monsters while decent folk lie asleep

Background imageMonsters Collection: Prehistoric Monsters

Prehistoric Monsters
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (Edgar Rice Burroughs) The travellers submarine is attacked by prehistoric monsters

Background imageMonsters Collection: Futuristic Rocket Car

Futuristic Rocket Car
THE SHAVER MYSTERY by Richards Shaver. A red rocket car speeds past strange stone carvings of monsters in a cave, evading the fire from a ray-gun

Background imageMonsters Collection: Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee by George Studdy

Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee by George Studdy
Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee on finding her ancestors -- they can be seen as monsters on Chinese vases and plates. Date: 1924

Background imageMonsters Collection: Restored by Aesculapius

Restored by Aesculapius
Poseidons sea-monsters so terrify the horses of Hippolytus that they drag him to death; fortunately Asklepios is able to restore him to life

Background imageMonsters Collection: ANGELS & MONSTERS ANGELS & MONSTERS

ANGELS & MONSTERS ANGELS & MONSTERS
Angels come down from Heaven to deal with the evil monsters

Background imageMonsters Collection: Incredible hallucinations brought on by smoking Opium

Incredible hallucinations brought on by smoking Opium
Seeing Everything - The wild and incredible hallucinations brought on by smoking Opium. Date: 1905

Background imageMonsters Collection: The War of the Worlds - Despair - Surrounded by martians

The War of the Worlds - Despair - Surrounded by martians
"My imagination was haunted by these fast metal monsters and the memory of the dead body smashed against the fence." Date: First published: 1898

Background imageMonsters Collection: Flights into the Future - creatures of the air jungle

Flights into the Future - creatures of the air jungle
An unfortunate pilot is thrown out of his plane by creatures fllying around the air jungle, the product of the imagination of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who wrote of strange monsters

Background imageMonsters Collection: According to legend, it was taken to the King of Poland, who wished to keep it

According to legend, it was taken to the King of Poland, who wished to keep it. It was also shown to a group of Catholic bishops, Date: 16th century

Background imageMonsters Collection: Mythical Sea Serpent

Mythical Sea Serpent
A huge sea serpent attacking a ship

Background imageMonsters Collection: Folklore - Sea Serpent

Folklore - Sea Serpent
The Sea-monk a marine monster which looks vaguely human. Date: 1558

Background imageMonsters Collection: RESTORED BY AESCULAPIUS

RESTORED BY AESCULAPIUS
Poseidon's sea-monsters so terrify the horses of Hippolytus that they drag him to death ; fortunately Asklepios is able to restore him to life

Background imageMonsters Collection: Tages and Etruscan monsters

Tages and Etruscan monsters
Etruscan bronze statue of Tages as a noble boy with bracelets on his arms and legs 1, and bas-relief of the monster Volta with the muzzle of a dog emerging from a tomb 2

Background imageMonsters Collection: Platter from Nuremberg, Bavaria, 18th century

Platter from Nuremberg, Bavaria, 18th century, decorated with scene of demons, monsters, chimaera and serpents attacking a wild boar

Background imageMonsters Collection: Ancient Map of Japan 1606 Date: 1606

Ancient Map of Japan 1606 Date: 1606

Background imageMonsters Collection: Perseus and Andromeda

Perseus and Andromeda
Andromeda is all set to become the sea-monsters lunch when along comes Perseus and sees it off

Background imageMonsters Collection: MITAINE MEETS MONSTER

MITAINE MEETS MONSTER
Mitaine encounters a fearsome monster looking at her over a wall - but on closer inspection, it turns out to be nothing more than an old tree Date: 9th century

Background imageMonsters Collection: MAPS / AMERICAS / W. INDIES

MAPS / AMERICAS / W. INDIES
An illustrated map of the West Indies and the islands of the Antilles. Date: 1590s

Background imageMonsters Collection: MONSTER OF THE DEEP

MONSTER OF THE DEEP
THE MONSTER OF THE DEEP Date: circa 1820

Background imageMonsters Collection: FOLKLORE / CYNOCEPHALIES

FOLKLORE / CYNOCEPHALIES
Dog-headed creatures, reported by travellers in India; they are depicted fighting the monsters of the forest, using weapons, so they are evidently more-or-less human Date: medieval

Background imageMonsters Collection: DORE SEA SERPENT

DORE SEA SERPENT
Winged monsters of the sea

Background imageMonsters Collection: DORE SEA CREATURE

DORE SEA CREATURE
Monsters of the sea

Background imageMonsters Collection: HUNGRY SEA MONSTER

HUNGRY SEA MONSTER
A sea-monster grabs a victim from the shore, while his cowardly companion runs away instead of tackling the brute Date: 1550

Background imageMonsters Collection: The Loch Ness Monster in Invermoriston

The Loch Ness Monster in Invermoriston
The Loch Ness Monster obliges the photographers Invermoriston

Background imageMonsters Collection: The Loch Ness Monster at Foyers

The Loch Ness Monster at Foyers. " You can t do that there ere" 1959

Background imageMonsters Collection: Pandora Opens the Box

Pandora Opens the Box
Pandora opens the box - and lets loose a horde of monsters

Background imageMonsters Collection: Reign of Antichrist

Reign of Antichrist
The reign of Antichrist

Background imageMonsters Collection: Chimeras - Notre Dame, Paris, France

Chimeras - Notre Dame, Paris, France. On the left is Black Peter the stone gargoyle - all Parisian children know he watches out for naughty children

Background imageMonsters Collection: Urgell Beatus. 10th c. Illuminated manuscript and medieval c

Urgell Beatus. 10th c. Illuminated manuscript and medieval c
Urgell Beatus. 10th century. Illuminated manuscript and medieval commentary. Diocesan Museum of La Seu d Urgell. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageMonsters Collection: Hobgoblins, c. 1610

Hobgoblins, c. 1610
Hobgoblins - a variety of strange creatures, c.1610. Date: C.1610

Background imageMonsters Collection: Spider Eats Man 1890S

Spider Eats Man 1890S
A rather large spider finds something nice to eat Date: 1890s

Background imageMonsters Collection: Supposed foot of the Loch Ness Monster, Castle Urquhart

Supposed foot of the Loch Ness Monster, Castle Urquhart
Supposed foot of the Loch Ness Monster, found on the shore of the loch near Castle Urquhart, Scotland. Date: circa 1935

Background imageMonsters Collection: Cartoon, Loch Ness Monster at Fort Augustus, Scotland

Cartoon, Loch Ness Monster at Fort Augustus, Scotland
Cartoon, the Loch Ness Monster at Fort Augustus Abbey, Inverness, Scotland -- a group of Benedictine monks with fishing tackle -- Tomorrow will be Friday. Date: 1936

Background imageMonsters Collection: Anatomy - Young chimpanzee

Anatomy - Young chimpanzee
A young chimpanzee or Pygmy as depicted in Anatomy of a pygmy (1751) Source: The anatomy of a pygmy compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man : With an essay concerning the pygmies, etc

Background imageMonsters Collection: The Loch Ness Monster at Castle Urquhart

The Loch Ness Monster at Castle Urquhart

Background imageMonsters Collection: The Bogey-Beast

The Bogey-Beast
The cheerful old lady considers herself lucky to encounter the BOGEY- BEAST, a mischievous but not particularly dangerous folklore creature

Background imageMonsters Collection: Sea Serpents

Sea Serpents
Two explanations for the sighting of sea serpents: the first, a school of porpoises; the second, the tentacles of a giant squid

Background imageMonsters Collection: Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Five Steps to tomorrow

Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Five Steps to tomorrow
The front cover of Startling Stories magazine. The lead story is entitled: " Five Steps to tomorrow" by Eando Binder

Background imageMonsters Collection: Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Shadow Over Mars

Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Shadow Over Mars
The front cover of Startling Stories magazine, showing a man and a woman (in skimpy gold costume) being attacked by three red ape-like monsters with fearsome teeth

Background imageMonsters Collection: Fantastic Adventures - The Devils Pigs

Fantastic Adventures - The Devils Pigs
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, January 1945, featuring the story The Devils Pigs by Don Wilcox. A young beautiful woman looks softly at a strange creature. Date: 1945

Background imageMonsters Collection: Gold amulet from Oxus Treasure. 5th-4th centuries BC

Gold amulet from Oxus Treasure. 5th-4th centuries BC
Oxus Treasure. Gold armlet with ends in the form of winged monsters with griffin head low relief. 5th-4th centuries BC. From Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageMonsters Collection: Monster from China

Monster from China
A monster depicted in a Chinese porcelain figure

Background imageMonsters Collection: A sea-monster photographed by a man of science

A sea-monster photographed by a man of science, Dr. Bowlder Sharpe. Sighted by the steam yacht, Emerald between Madeira and St

Background imageMonsters Collection: Mom Statue, Wat Prathat Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai

Mom Statue, Wat Prathat Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai
Statue of Mom at Wat Prathat Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand Date: December 2012

Background imageMonsters Collection: Inverfarigaig calling, the Loch Ness Monster

Inverfarigaig calling, the Loch Ness Monster
Inverfarigaig calling, Loch Ness Monster speaking Hello Everybody!

Background imageMonsters Collection: The arrival of the Loch Ness Monster at Inverness

The arrival of the Loch Ness Monster at Inverness
Captivated! The arrival of the Loch Ness Monster at Inverness! Date: 1960

Background imageMonsters Collection: Elevsis, Greece - Marble Sarcophagus

Elevsis, Greece - Marble Sarcophagus
Eleusis (Elefsina, Elevsis), West Attica, Greece. Marble sarcophagus with a relief about the hunt of the Calydonian boar. Roald Dahl was stationed at the Elevsis aerodrome

Background imageMonsters Collection: Red Book of Montserrat. 14th c. - 16th c. SPAIN

Red Book of Montserrat. 14th c. - 16th c. SPAIN. Monistrol de Montserrat. Monastery of Montserrat. Monsters manuscript. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Background imageMonsters Collection: Milton / Comus 1634

Milton / Comus 1634
And they, so perfect is their misery, Not once perceive their foul disfigurement, But boast themselves more comely than before. Date: First published : 1634

Background imageMonsters Collection: Milton / Comus by Rackham

Milton / Comus by Rackham
The wonted roar was up amidst the Woods, And fill d the Air with barbarous dissonance. Date: First published : 1634

Background imageMonsters Collection: THE MUSIC MONSTERS

THE MUSIC MONSTERS (Neil R Jones) The machine-men of Zorome are not robots, but artificial creatures with living organic brains to control them Date: 1938

Background imageMonsters Collection: Ambroise Pare / Holl

Ambroise Pare / Holl
AMBROISE PARE French surgeon, author of books on medicine and monsters Date: 1510 - 1590

Background imageMonsters Collection: Music from The Yellow Dwarf, pantomime

Music from The Yellow Dwarf, pantomime
Cover design for a collection of music from the pantomime, The Yellow Dwarf, a serio-comic fantasia performed at Covent Garden Theatre

Background imageMonsters Collection: Book plate used by Harry Price

Book plate used by Harry Price for books in the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature, containing the illustration " Abomination des Sorciers", with small actually used version

Background imageMonsters Collection: Horsemen Scare Aztecs

Horsemen Scare Aztecs
Because they have never seen horses before, the Aztecs flee in sheer terror from the Spanish horsemen, taking them to be satyr-like monsters

Background imageMonsters Collection: Bardic Recital

Bardic Recital
A bard in ancient Germany tells of the heroes, the monsters, the gods, the battles of their race

Background imageMonsters Collection: Monsters of the Deep by Edwin Roberts

Monsters of the Deep by Edwin Roberts
A group of Edwardian children peer inquisitively at the catch of a fisherman who has arrived back at a harbour with a haul of lobster, other crustaceans, eels and rather monstrous-looking fish

Background imageMonsters Collection: Satire on Religious Art

Satire on Religious Art
A satire on the literal nature of religious art, with St Anthony preaching to the fishes lampooned

Background imageMonsters Collection: Sinbad See Strange Sight

Sinbad See Strange Sight
Sinbad sees strange sea creatures: Many large and curious fishes were swarming in the waters

Background imageMonsters Collection: Anne-Louise De Stael

Anne-Louise De Stael
ANNE-LOUISE DE STAEL, French writer and talker - one of the most singular-looking foreign monsters that I ever beheld

Background imageMonsters Collection: Ambroise Pare / Jacquand

Ambroise Pare / Jacquand
AMBROISE PARE French surgeon, author of books on medicine and monsters

Background imageMonsters Collection: Ambroise Pare / Larmessin

Ambroise Pare / Larmessin
AMBROISE PARE French surgeon, author of books on medicine and monsters

Background imageMonsters Collection: SEA-DEVILS

SEA-DEVILS
OUT OF THE DEEP come marine monsters, with evil intent, but the sea-devils are destroyed... Trafalgar Square, London, is strewn with their corpses

Background imageMonsters Collection: Islamic Monsters

Islamic Monsters
The Christian hero Roland is assailed by a swarm of Islamic monsters - If I get out of here without catching cold, I ll be lucky !

Background imageMonsters Collection: Alexander & Monsters 7

Alexander & Monsters 7
Creatures encountered by Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, during his invasion of Asia 7 of 7

Background imageMonsters Collection: Alexander & Monsters 6

Alexander & Monsters 6
Creatures encountered by Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, during his invasion of Asia 6 of 7

Background imageMonsters Collection: Alexander & Monsters 5

Alexander & Monsters 5
Creatures encountered by Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, during his invasion of Asia 5 of 7

Background imageMonsters Collection: Alexander & Monsters 4

Alexander & Monsters 4
Creatures encountered by Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, during his invasion of Asia 4 of 7

Background imageMonsters Collection: Alexander & Monsters 2

Alexander & Monsters 2
Creatures encountered by Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, during his invasion of Asia 2 of 7

Background imageMonsters Collection: Alexander & Monsters 1

Alexander & Monsters 1
Creatures encountered by Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, during his invasion of Asia 1 of 7

Background imageMonsters Collection: Monster Abducts Victims

Monster Abducts Victims
A scaly monster abducts several unfortunate young men with intent to devour them. (Grendel the monster from the myth of Beowulf)

Background imageMonsters Collection: Monsters Embrace

Monsters Embrace
Love-bite ? or is he drinking her blood ? The line between demon lover and vampire is a narrow one

Background imageMonsters Collection: King on Dragon

King on Dragon
The king, riding a dragon, rescues the queen from monsters - illustration to Mme d Aulnoys tale, The frog and the lion-fairy

Background imageMonsters Collection: Monsters of Guatemala

Monsters of Guatemala
Monsters reported by early travellers in Guatemala

Background imageMonsters Collection: Monsters of Brazil

Monsters of Brazil
Monsters reported by the Portuguese explorers in Brazil

Background imageMonsters Collection: Monsters of Asia

Monsters of Asia - a giraffe and a camel, but also a unicorn, a cocodrille, a salamander and a hairy man that could be a yeti

Background imageMonsters Collection: Indian Monsters

Indian Monsters
Monstrous creatures reported by travellers in India, from beyond the Ganges River - some with dogs heads, some with one eye, some with heads below their shoulders &c

Background imageMonsters Collection: Ambroise Pare / Trade Card

Ambroise Pare / Trade Card
AMBROISE PARE French medical, author of books on medicine and monsters



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