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8th April 2024, 07:26 PM
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with reference to a resent topic, one of the early pics in "the West" of these fierce and feared warriors
"Janissaire, Chef-Arciere, Comandante, et Bourreau Turc - XV -XVI Siècle" acquaforte originale ca. 15,5x25,5 cm by Raphael Jacquemin (1821 - 1881) in a book of maps published by Delatre Paris in 1870 |
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10th May 2024, 10:11 PM
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some CDV's from the Ottoman Empire around 1860/70
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5th July 2024, 11:19 PM
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a few postcards from the DACH region between 1885 - 1913 with halberds:
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19th July 2024, 09:01 PM
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Period Photo of Armenian circa 1880
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26th July 2024, 11:58 PM
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some nice Balkan pics, Macedonian, Greek and Albanian amongst them.
Between 1875 - 1905 |
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27th July 2024, 05:18 AM
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Borneo sketches by Samuel Francis Marryat
Figuure 1. This is a well known etching of an Illonaon (Ilanun, Iranum) pirate that was published from a water color and ink sketch by Samuel Francis Marryat, a French artist who traveled through Borneo in 1848. The site of the sketch is indicated as Tampassook, Borneo. I have also extracted a blow-up of the sword held by this individual and the keris he wears at his waist.
Figure 2. This appears to have been that pirate's paraw. The figure aft looks very much like the individual in the initial picture, and is wearing identical clothing. At the bow on the lower deck is a large lantaka, a bronze cannon that was used widely in the South China Sea. Figure 3. In another sketch, Marryat records a (not very friendly) encounter with a Datu (possibly the Sultan) in Bruni, and his retinue (1848). There is one fellow standing in his canoe who is carrying what appears to be a kampilan, and doing his best to look tough. The other standing figures appear to be women, perhaps the brides of the Datu/Sultan. An interesting composition that captures some tension in the moment. Figure 4. "Procession of the Sultan of Gonong Tabor" (1848). Another Marryat sketch. The flag bearer in front has a sword while the other members of the party mostly carry a spear and shield, and wear a keris. The Sultan wears a sword and keris. Figure 5. The last Marryat sketch I could find online was this one of Dayak women (no weapons visible). |
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29th July 2024, 11:38 AM
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one from Smyrna an another Russian
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