Balkan Collection

Map of the Macedonian and Thracian Empire. Date: 1808

Map of the Dacian Empire and Roman provinces. Date: 1801

Ismail Enver Pasha, Turkish leader, WW1
Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), Turkish military officer, leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars, architect of the Ottoman-German Alliance during the First World War

Map of the Balkans, highlighting Greek and Turkish territory
Postcard map showing the Balkans, highlighting Greek and Turkish territory

Bulgaria / Sword Custom
When his troops take Mustapha- Pacha from the Turks, Tsar Ferdinand tramples the enemy flags, and the name of the town is changed to - guess what ? - Ferdinandovo

Wwi / Serbian Army / 1914
The Serbian army, to much acclaim, leave to defend their country against Austrian forces. Austria had declared war on Serbia on 28 July

Typical Bulgarian Outfits, 1885
4 typical Bulgarian outfits of the time, 1885. We see the national costume, a water seller, a lady, and a peasant woman. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia

First Balkan War (1912 - 1913) - Hand-to-hand combat
Hand-to-hand combat during the First Balkan War as Greek troops overun a Turkish gun battery. The war lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece)

Gabriele d Annunzio in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia)
Gabriele d Annunzio (1863-1938) in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia), at the time of its occupation (under his leadership) by Italian nationalists

Man in traditional costume of Dubrovnik region of Croatia
Man in the traditional costume of Dubrovnik region of Croatia. Date: circa 1920s

The Balkan States Exhibition - Earls Court - Old Japan
The Balkan States Exhibition at Earls Court in 1907 was really two exhibitions in one. The main event featured a large Balkan village with practical working exhibits by native workers (see)

A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
A Corporal of the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry in full marching kit. Hommage du Capitaine Andre. Tres sympathique souvenir. (Very warm memories of Captain Andre)

Les Honneurs sous le feu. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Croatia - Traditional National Costume (5 / 8)
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (5/8) - Full-face view of a young man with hand on hip in decorated jerkin and cape with blue embroidered trousers

British and French Soldiers - Salonica
A scruffy young turkish paperboy selling the Paris Balkan Newspaper and the French Echo to British and French soldiers during World War One in Salonica as two veiled ladies and a Greek priest

A heavy gun battery moving uphill during the Balkan campaign
A French heavy-gun battery move up a steep hill during fighting with the Bulgarian army on the Macedonian border, October 1916

Makedonia / Bulgaria
MACEDONIA The inhabitants of Gumurdjina, Macedonia - men, women and even children - drive out the occupying Bulgarians who they perceive as invaders

Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, pictured on horseback on the front cover of The Tatler. Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, was founder of the Womens Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps (1912)

Iovanovitch / Serb Heroine
Sophia Ivanovich volunteers to serve in the Serbian army so long as hostilities against the Turks persist : she is engaged to marry the gentleman behind her

Bridge over the River Axios is guarded by troops - Greece
1st Balkan War - Bridge over the River Axios (Vardar), Greece is guarded. The First Balkan War, lasted from October 1912 to May 1913

Ottoman period. Europe. Balkan Peninsula. Balkan Mountains
Period of domination of the Ottoman Empire. Europe. Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan Mountains. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Ch. Lalaisse

Scenes from the Balkan's Crisis
Depictions of the Balkans Crisis. We see soldiers trekking over the Shipka Pass, a monument to fallen soldiers, and the artist's personal caravan en route to the front

The Continuing Balkans Crisis, Bulgaria
Images of the Balkans Crisis from Rustchuk, Bulgaria. We see the Quay of the town (top), and the departure of Bulgarian volunteers lined up, ready to go to the Turkish Frontier (Bottom)

The Construction of the University at Philippoplis
The Gymnase (University) at Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria, under construction in 1885. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia

Nebet Tepe, Philippopolis, Bulgaria
The district of Nebet Tepe, Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia, an event during the continuing Balkan's Crisis in which vassal states sought

Taat Tepe, Philippopolis, Bulgaria
Taat Tepe in Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria. The Governor's Palace and the Maritza river in the foreground. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia

Bridge over the Maritza, Philippopolis
The Bridge over the river Maritza, Philippopolis (Plovdiv), Bulgaria. Equine and pedestrian traffic crosses the bridge, and the rest of the city is visible in the background.Part of a piece

Prince Alexnder of Bulgaria Entering Philippopolis
Prince Alexander of of Bulgaria entering Philippopolis (Plovdiv) at the head of a regiment of Bulgarian Cavalry during the crisis in Eastern Roumelia, 1885

Battle of Pente Pigadia, 1912
The Battle of Pente Pigadia - fought during the First Balkan War between the Ottomans and the Kingdom of Greece. Ottoman Commander Esat Pasha, having set up his headquarters at Pente Pigadia

Tupolev Tu-134A LZ-TUV
Tupolev Tu-134A-3 LZ-TUV (msn 1351408), of Balkan - Bulgarian Airlines, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. Date: circa 1990

Antonov An-12BK LZ-BAE (msn 402001 line number 20-01), of Balkan - Bulgarian Airlines, on approach to Athens International Airport, on 10 November 1998. Date: 1998

Boeing 737-53A LZ-BOC (msn 25425, line number 2177), of BALKAN - BULGARIAN AIRLINES, on approach to Athens International Airport. Date: circa 1998

Antonov An-12B LZ-BAF (msn 402408, line number 24-08), of Balkan - Bulgarian Airlines, on approach to Athens International Airport. Date: circa 1998

Ilyushin Il-18V LZ-BES (msn 185008104), of BulAir (Balkan Bulgarian Airlines) Date: circa 1969

First Balkan War - Abandoned Gun Battery
First Balkan War - Abandoned Turkish artillery post at the Monastery of Rachtani near the Town of Bitola, Macedonia. Date: 1912

Serbian Crown Prince Alexander (1888-1934) photographed upon a arrival to London in 1916. The Prince was the second son of King Peter I whose elder brother Prince George renounced his claim to

A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
A Corporal of the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry in full marching kit.Hommage du Capitaine Andre. Tres sympathique souvenir. (Very warm memories of Captain Andre)

MONTENEGRO / TURKEY
Film-makers risk their lives to record the fighting between the Montenegrans and the Turks Date: October 1912

SERBIAN HEROINE
Sophia Ivanovich volunteers to serve in the Serbian army so long as hostilities against the Turks persist : she is engaged to marry the gentleman behind her Date: November 1912

A Bosnian and a Tartar. Date: 1821

The Victor Monument. Belgrade. Serbia
Pobednik (The Victor). Built by Ivan Mestrovic to commemorate Serbian victories in the First Balkan War and the World War I. Kalemegdan Fortress. Belgrade. Serbia

First Balkan War, 1912-1913. Treaty of London in May 1913. One of the previous sessions of the territorial negotiations between the Ottoman Empire

En Alsace. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

La Croix d Honneur. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Serbian soldier, WW1
A Serbian soldier in rocky terrain during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

WW1 - The Central Powers unified holding the Balkan Express
WW1 - A propaganda postcard depicting The Central Powers unified holding the Balkan Express - symbolising the Victories in defeating (and capturing) Serbia in January 1916 and 18th January 1916

Battle of Bizani - Surrender of Ottoman Garrison at Ioannina
The surrender of the Ottoman garrison of Ioannina (Jannina) after the Battle of Bizani fought between the Greek and the Ottoman forces during the last stages of the First Balkan War. Date: 1912

General Bozidar Jankovic, Serbian army officer, WW1
General Bozidar Jankovic (1849-1920), Serbian army officer, Commander of the Serbian Third Army during the First Balkan War (1912-1913) between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire

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