An Inferior Officer of the Janissaries. Lower-ranking official of the Janissary corps.
Category: Military
A Spahi of the Asiatic provinces. Member of the Ottoman irregular cavalry.
The establishment of the Spahis is the most ancient in Turkey. This drawing was made from a Spahi, belonging to one of the Asiatic provinces.
Janissary Laddle-Bearer. Ottoman Empire 1800.
Laddle-Bearer. Cook of the Janissary corps.
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Waterloo cuirasses and sword from the army of Emperor Napoleon I.
THESE spoils from Napoleon’s army were secured by Sir Walter on the occasion of his visit to the field of Waterloo.
ARMED PEASANT Of the Ciudad Rodrigo Militia. Spain 1808
ARMED PEASANT Of the Ciudad Rodrigo Militia. CIUDAD Rodrigo is a city in the province of Salamanca, situated on a rising ground, on the north bank of a river running… Read More
Environs of Lisbon, and the Aqueduto das Águas Livres.
The Aqueduto das Águas Livres in Lisbon is a complex system of development, delivery and distribution of water to the city
From Torres Vedras to Cintra (Sintra), Portugal.
Sintra (traditionally known in English as Cintra) is a small town (vila) in Portugal about 25 km west of Lisbon. It belongs to the Município of the same name. The… Read More
Torres Vedras, a city of great antiquity, and the chief of a corregidoria.
The Lines of Torres Vedras were a triple fortification line of forts around the capital of Portugal.
Landing of the English troops in the Bay of Maceira on 25 August 1808
THE fleet with the troops under the orders of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burrard, came to an anchor in the open sea, off this Creek, on the 25th of August, 1808.
Costumes of East Europe in ancient times.
Costumes of East Europe in ancient times. Sarmatian, Dacian, Soythian