Ethnic groups (1947 Subjects)
Greek officer from Nafplio, 1825.
Woman in wedding dress.
View from the monastery of Archangelos in Ithaca.
View from the hill of Maurona (Mavrona), Ithaca.
Natives of Bulgaria.
A Bedouin tent.
The head of Ali Pasha exhibited at the court of Topkapi Palace.
Saxon peasant of the Calvinist denomination in Transylvania.
Pompey's Pillar, shewing the mode by which some English Sailors first gained an ascent to the capital of the Column.
Obelisk of Heliopolis.
Entrance to the Pyramid of Cheops at Giza.
An Albanian of Greece.
Circular dance of Greek women wearing costumes from different locations 1: Greek woman from Izmir (Smyrna). 2: Woman from Patmos. 3: Woman from Chios. 4, 6: Women from Bulgaria. 5: Woman from Tinos or nearby island. 7: Young woman from Izmir (Smyrna).
A Janissary courts a young woman; he has slashed his arm as a token of his affection. A Jewish matchmaker is standing on his side. La Motraye states that he witnessed the scene himself.
Greek wedding in Edirne (imaginary representation).
Nobleman's costume from Chios (1694 - 1822). Illustration published by A. Karavas; drawing by Phrixus Aristefs, in author's collection.
Men's and women's costumes in Chios, 1788. From Pierre S. Maréchal, “Costumes civils actuels de tous les Peuples...”, Paris, 1788].
Men's working costume from Mestá, Chios, 1822 – 1866. Illustration published by A. Karavas; drawing by Phrixus Aristefs, in author's collection.
Men's working costume at Pyrghi, Chios (1822 - 1866). Illustration published by A.Karavas; drawing by Phrixus Aristefs, in author's collection.
Women's head-dress from Chios, 1680 - 1681. From an edition of the Voyages of Cornelis de Bruyn, Delft, 1698.
Noblewoman's costume from Chios, 17th century. From collection belonging to Bibliothéque National de Paris: Od. 29, Grèce Moderne, Costumes et Moeurs. Empire d'Orient.
Women's costume from Chios, c. 1715. From collection: Recueil des Estampes, n. 370, 17 Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris.
Women's costume from Chios,, c.1687. From collection of the British Museum of London.
A Kurd.
African woman at the slave bazaar, Cairo.
Bedouin Arab.
Circassian lady.
Turkish lady, in the yashmak or veil.
Interior of an Abyssinian library, in the Monastery of Souriani on the Natron Lakes.
Tatar, or government messenger.