*'Thugs' (literally "thags," or practitioners of "thaggi") deceived and strangled travelers: drawings by an Indian artist, for Capt. James Paton, Assistant to the Resident at Lucknow, 1829-1840* (BL)

"1) Thugs distract their victim. Description:  (Whole folio) Coloured drawing of two Thugs pointing upwards to the sky to distract their victim, whilst another creeps up behind ready to strangle him.
2) Thugs strangling a traveller. Description:  (Whole folio) Coloured drawing of thugs strangling a traveller on the floor."

"Thugs in prison at Aurangabad," a print from 'Le Tour du Monde', Paris, 1869; CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A VERY LARGE SCAN

Source: Bought on ebay and scanned, Aug. 2008