Algeria. Regular infantryman Abdel-Kader.

Algeria, Regular, infantry, Abdel-Kader, uniform, africa

Regular infantryman Abdel-Kader (Algeria). Fantassin régulier d’Abdel-Kader (Algérie).

Algeria. Regular infantryman Abdel-Kader, 19th c.

Source: Mœurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, d’après des documents and authentiques et les voyages des plus récents; Publié par Auguste Wahlen. Chevalier de Plusieurs Orders. Europe. Bruxelles, a la Librairie Historique-Artistique, Rue de Schaerbeek, 12. 1844.

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