Bulgarian Collection (#2)

Les quarante martyrs de Sébaste, 4th century CE?. Creator: Nikitarea
Les quarante martyrs de Sebaste, 4th century CE?. The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. The Holy Forty stand barefoot on the ice. One of them collapses in the arms of his neighbours

Bulgarian Peasantry; Country Cart, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bulgarian Peasentry; Country Cart, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Quarters of the staff of the Turkish Army at Schumla, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Quarters of the staff of the Turkish Army at Schumla, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

View of Widdin, 1854. Creator: Unknown
View of Widdin, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Schumla; Head Quarters of the Turkish Army 1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Schumla; Head Quarters of the Turkish Army 1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Types of the Races on the Turkish Bank of the Danube; Daunbian Principalities 1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Types of the Races on the Turkish Bank of the Danube; Daunbian Principalities 1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Group of Bulgarians; Daunbian Principalities 1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Group of Bulgarians; Daunbian Principalities 1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Prince Alexander of Bulgaria at home, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria at home, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Bulgarian Children, wounded at Kustendjeh, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bulgarian Children, wounded at Kustendjeh, 1854. Sketch by R. Trooping, 52nd Regiment, of child refugees on board H.M.S. Firebrand on the Black Sea during the Crimean War

Arab Tabia, Silistria, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Arab Tabia, Silistria, 1854. Crimean War. Interior of Arab Tabia, as it remains since the 25th of June, when the siege of Silistria was abandoned by the Russians...View of Arab Tabia and Illanli

Bulgarians, 1862. Creator: Karl Fiale
Bulgarians, 1862. Sheet 10 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1. Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie

The Allies Line facing the Bulgarians in the closing Campaign of 1916, (c1920). Map of Salonika (Thessaloniki) in Greece, showing Allied positions during the First World War: Russian, French

Citadel and Palace of the Ancient Kings of Bulgaria at Tirnova, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Citadel and Palace of the Ancient Kings of Bulgaria at Tirnova", 1890. Veliko Tarnovo, a city in north central Bulgaria known as the historic capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom

The Armistice, A Bulgarian encampment on the heights above Pirot, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Armistice, A Bulgarian encampment on the heights above Pirot, 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Entry of Prince Alexander into Sofia, Dec 26th. 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Entry of Prince Alexander into Sofia, Dec 26th. 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Graphic, Front Cover January 2nd 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover January 2nd 1886, 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Bulgaria, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen &
Bulgaria, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1890

Map Showing the Relation of Serbia to Neighbouring States, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map Showing the Relation of Serbia to Neighbouring States, 1916. The Serbian campaign was fought from late July 1914, when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia at the outset of World War I

Street Scene Showing Peasant Woman and Sidewalk Coffee-House, Sofia, Bulgaria, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

General Map of the Balkan Operations in the Autumn of 1916, 1917. Creator: Unknown
General Map of the Balkan Operations in the Autumn of 1916, 1917. The Balkans campaign was fought between the Central Powers and the Allies

Bulgaria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Bulgaria, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. Artist: Tom Merry
Just A goin to Begin!, 1887. WH Smith as a fairground showman, invites the public to his show; the principal parliamentary figures are there

Bulgaria, c1910

Hostel of the Bulgarian Monastery, Zograph, c19th century. Artist: Georges Kossiakoff
Hostel of the Bulgarian Monastery, Zograph, c19th century. One of a series of watercolour drawings of Mount Athos. From The Studio Volume 59 by Ralph Nevill. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1913]

Radko Dimitriev (1859-1918), Bulgarian General, 1917. On 18 October 1918 he was shot down, together with 100 generals and officers, by communist soldiers at the resort town of Pyatigorsk in Caucasus

Peanut and scent pedlars, Sofia, Bulgaria, c1923. A print from Countries of the World, Volume VI, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1923

Blessing domestic animals, Bulgaria, 1887. A print from The Illustrated London News, 12th Febuary 1887

Floral mask of a Bulgarian bride, 1922. Illustration from Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume II, British Empire to Dahomey, edited by J A Hammerton

Varna, Bulgaria, 19th century

Shumla. A city in the Northeastern part of Bulgaria, 19th century. The fortified town of Shumen (or Shumla), was ruled by the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and the 19th centuries

Prince Alexander of Battenberg, first prince of modern Bulgaria, 19th century. Alexander Joseph (1857-1893) reigned from 1879 to 1886

Types of soldiers from the middle of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the middle of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries

Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the end of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries

Bulgarian peasants, c1890. Agricultural workers with their scythes. A man on the right is playing a set of bagpipes made from the skin of a goat

Bulgarians, 19th century

Bulgarians, 1879. Artist: Pierre Fritel
Bulgarians, 1879. Christian from Viddin, Christian Ladies from Skodra, Mahommedans from Viddin, a native of Koyutepe

Miss Stone with the Macedonians, 1901. Ellen Stone was an American Protestant missionary abducted in the mountains of Macedonia in September 1901, together with her companion, Katarina Tsilka

The Bulgarian pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Assasination of Stefan Stambulov, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assasination of Stefan Stambulov, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1895. A revolutionary and politician, Stambulov (1854-1895) was a popular figure regarded as one of the principal founders of the modern nation of

Assasination of M Beltchef in the presence of Mr Stambouloff, Bulgaria, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Assasination of M Beltchef in the presence of Mr Stambouloff, Bulgaria, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 18th April 1891

Russians routing Bulgarians in a cavalry skirmish. Chromolithograph from a 10th century Sclavonian manuscript in the Vatican Library

Victory of King Ludwig I of Hungary over the Bulgarians in 1377, 1430 Artist: Lambrechter Votivtafel
Victory of King Ludwig I of Hungary over the Bulgarians in 1377, with the Virgin of the Protecting Cloak, 1430. Meister der St. Lambrechter Votivtafel, Joanneum in Graz

The Latest Trick, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Russian in this cartoon is probably General Kaulbars, the agent left to manage Bulgarian affairs after the recent abdication of Prince Alexander

High Jinks!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
High Jinks!, 1886. The Russian Bear can be seen dancing on Bulgarian soil, watched by Prince Bismarck of Germany and Britains representative of law and order, Policeman A1 John Bull

The Cheeky Chick, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Cheeky Chick, 1885. Turkey watches as the Treaty of Berlin hatches to reveal a chick with Roumelia and Bulgaria on each wing

The Sphinx is silent, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Sphinx is silent, 1876. The Conservative Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, is here depicted as a great Sphinx, whilst, below him

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