Water is constantly carried about the streets both of Pera and Constantinople, and the Sakàs carry it in lethern buckets.
A Saka or Turkish water carrier. Ottoman Empire Costume.
Tag: The costume of Turkey
The costume of Turkey, 1802. Illustrated by a series of engravings; with descriptions in english. By Octavian Dalvimart. The text has been attributed to William Alexander, B. De Tott, J. Dallaway, G.A. Olivier, M. Montague, J. Pitton de Tournefort, Μ. d’Ohsson. Printed by Howlett and Brimmer. Published in London, 1804.
An Albanian with large pipe. Shqiperia of the Ottoman Empire.
An Albanian, Shqiperia during the Ottoman Empire in 1800.
Jewish citizen of Constantinople. Ottoman Empire 1800.
Jewish citizen of Constantinople. Ottoman Empire 1800.
An Ottoman Empire Bosniac. Inhabitant of Bosnia. 19th century.
Inhabitant of Bosnia. The national character and costume appear essentially different.
Traditional Arabian Women from Cairo. Ottoman Empire.
AN EGYPTIAN ARAB. Arabian Women from Cairo. Ottoman Empire.
An inhabitant of the coast of Syria. Historical Syrian costume.
THIS Plate, which represents the dress of an inhabitant of the coast of Syria, is also very similar to that worn by the Asiatic Janissaries.
The different orders of Dervishes. The number of these societies.
The different orders of Dervishes (Sufi) originated in the two sects of Ebu Bekir and of Ali. Their followers took the name of Dervishes, a Persian word, which means the sill or threshold of a door.
A Bedouin Arab in the vicinity of Alexandria. Ottoman Empire.
THIS singular body of Arabs never inhabit any town, but constantly live under tents.
A female dancer at Constantinople. Ottoman empire.
A muslim female dancer at Constantinople. Ottoman empire.
A young turkish prince, heir to the throne.
A young turkish prince, heir to the throne. Ottoman Empire.
