"The Bamun Avatar, representing the magnificent Bali Orbelus giving away the arrogated Empire of the World, to the disguised Vishnu," a copper engraving, 1790's, probably based on Valentijn 1726 Source: ebay, Dec. 2005 More copper engravings from the same series, apparently from an English translation of Valentijn's Dutch work "Zaaken van den Godsdienst," 1726: *The Matsya avatar, or first incarnation of Veeshnu in the form of a fish to recover sacred books lost during the deluge* *The Vara avatar or second incarnation of Veeshnu in the form of a boar to support upon his tusks the Earth, immersed in the waters of the deluge* *The Courma avatar, or third incarnation of Veeshnu in the form of a tortoise to sustain the Earth convulsed by the assaults of demons during the deluge* *The sixth avatar or Veeshnu incarnate in Parasa Rama, the exterminator of the Khettri tribe* *The seventh avatar or Veeshnu incarnate in Ramachandra combating with the ten-headed Ravan, the gigantic tyrant of Ceylone* *Buddha or the ninth avatar, incarnate for the purpose of abolishing sanguinary sacrifices* *The Calci or 10th avatar, an evident allusion to the destroying angel and white horse of the Apocalypse* *Creeshna trampling on the head of the crushed serpent*