Super Natural Collection (page 2)

Plumed serpent of the Pueblo Indians
Pueblo Indian plumed serpent Ko-lo-wissi, a spirit or deity, New Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fire ceremony among southeastern Native Americans
Ceremony of Native Americans in the southeast involving a fire ritual, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Ghost-ship in a storm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Serpent spirit of San Ildefonso Pueblo
San Ildefonso Pueblo horned serpent of the underworld, Avan Yu, New Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Giant octopus attacking a sailing-ship. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of art in the Church of St Malo, France

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Unicorn. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Gesners " Historiae Animalium" published in Zurich, 1551

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Ship attacked by a sea serpent in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Olaus Magnus, 1555

Ghost ship with its crew of death
Skeletons sailing a phantom-ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Sorcerers evoking a hand within a circle of fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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God creating the stars. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the Chigi Chapel dome by Raphael

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Merlin the wizard, an aged, priest-like man. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Holy Grail in Wagners Lohengrin
Celebration of angels in the Prelude to Wagners " Lohengrin." Hand-colored reproduction of a 19th-century drawing by Fantin-Latour

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" Open, Sesame" password allowing Forty Thieves to stash their plunder in one of thei 1001 Arabian Nights tales. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Hamlet and his fathers ghost, a scene from Shakespeares play. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Sailing unknown seas in the Age of Discovery
Navigating the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

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Cluricauns of Irish folklore leading a traveler astray. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Banshee wailing to foretell death in an Irish village. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

HONDURAS. CopᮮStructure 11 in Western Square
HONDURAS. Copᮮ Structure 11 in Western Square. Supernatural figure holding a torch. Maya art. Sculpture on rock

At Mourg Aub
An angel-like figure carved in stone. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821

Tucson, Arizona. Reflections in stained glass windows inside Jewish synagogue (temple)

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Nuku Hiva. Stone tiki representing a Polynesian supernatural power

JAPAN: SHAMAN, c1857. A religious figure, probably a shaman, arriving at the shrine at the top of Mount Atago, Shiba, Japan. Color woodcut by Ando Hiroshige, c1857

A Ghost
Ghost (double exposure), 1899 Date: 1899

Vignettes of supernatural beings and mythical events possibly related to Japanese theater. Date between 1800 and 1870

Magician pulling roses out of top hat surrounded by supernatural beings. Date c1892

Witch and goblins by Reverend Baden Powell
A delightful and typically Victorian sketch of a witch and her goblin friends, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Mysterious Waters
An eerie morning mist creeps over the River Nene, Northampton, England. Two swans glide across the still water... Date: early 1960s

Mermaids with dolphins. These mythical creatures, half-woman and half-fish, were first described by the Syrians, who worshipped a Semitic mermaid moon-goddess called Atargatis

Hatford meteor fall, 1628
Hatford meteor fall. Historical artwork of the fall and discovery of meteorite fragments in 1628 near the village of Hatford, in Berkshire, England

Sea of Darkness
Terrors in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Souls called to the Last Judgment
Resurrection of the dead, and weighing of souls at the Last Judgement. Lithograph reproduction of a manuscript miniature of the 13th century

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" Manitou" carving over a Lanai Lanape door, before 1730. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

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Thunderbird with lightning and rain, fresco on interior kiva wall, circa 1500, Tiguex (Kuaua Pueblo) on the Rio Grande, Coronado State Park in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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Native American ceremonial figure with rain, fresco on a kiva interior wall, circa 1500, Tiguex (Kuaua Pueblo) on the Rio Grande, Coronado State Park in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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Ceremonial figure with cornstalk, a fresco on interior kiva wall, circa 1500 at Tiguex (Kuaua Pueblo) on the Rio Grande, Coronado State Park in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Digital photograph

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Phantom ship luring a sailing vessel to its doom on the rocks. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pandora atop the opened box of evils. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Ship in stormy seas from Coleridges " Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

USA, Alaska, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve Northern lights (Aurora borealis) over the Endicott Mountains, Brooks Range

USA, Alaska, Brooks Range. Northern lights (aurora borealis); curtain of green light over Fortress Mountain

British Ballad, King Estmere
KING ESTMERE. British ballad. King Estmere and the King of Spain fight for the hand of King Adlands daughter. Despite threats from the King of Spain, she agrees to marry King Estmere

British Ballad, Kempion (Kemp Owyne)
KEMPION (Kemp Owyne) British Ballad telling the story of a woman turned into a dragon, by her stepmother, who curses her to remain so until the Kings son comes to kiss her three times

Apollonius of Tyana, Greek philosopher
Apollonius of Tyana, Greek Neopythagorean philosopher from the town of Tyana in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. Believed by some to be a necromancer, credited with many paranormal feats

A house reputed to be haunted, by local tradition, Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Eleanor Smith / Cig Card
LADY ELEANOR SMITH nee FURNEAUX Writer of supernatural fiction

Marriage Vision 1858
A dramatic scene from Balfes opera Satanella, or the Power of Love, in which the heroine dreams of marriage - an effect achieved by a magic lantern projection

Chinook Legend / Myth / 1914
Chinook legend of the supernatural people who appeared in the mists

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