Balkan Collection (page 2)

Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey, late 19th century. The 35th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) was the last Sultan of Turkey

Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey, 19th century. Called the Great Assassin, Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) was a despotic ruler who was deposed and exiled in 1909

Greek brigands, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Greek peasants, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Peasants gathering roses in Roumelia, c1890. Roumelia or Rumelia in the Balkanic peninsula is an area near modern Bulgaria that roughly corresponds to Northern Greece, Albania, and Macedonia

A Bosnian peasant, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Cetinje, Montenegro, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Albanian shepherdess, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

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

Montenegrins, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Bulgarians, 19th century

Albanian peasants, 19th century

The battle near Provadia on May 1829, 1829. Artist: Anonymous
The battle near Provadia on May 1829, 1829. From a private collection

The Siege of the Shumen Fortress in 1828, 1829. Artist: Anonymous
The Siege of the Shumen Fortress in 1828, 1829. From a private collection

Osman Pasha brought to Skobelev at Plevna, c. 1895. Artist: Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome (1863-1930)
Osman Pasha brought to Skobelev at Plevna, c. 1895. From a private collection

Neolithic Vinca Pottery Figure
A Vinca culture seared pottery figure from Vinca, Yugoslavia. Note the incised marks indicating clothing

Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918), last Sultan of Turkey, c1880. Called the Great Assassin, he was a despotic ruler who was deposed and exiled in 1909

Abd-ul-Aziz (1830-1876), Sultan of Turkey from 1861, c1871
Abd-ul-Aziz (1830-1876), Sultan of Turkey from 1861. At first a liberal and westernising Sultan, he later became autocratic

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