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Balkan Collection (page 2)

Background imageBalkan Collection: Bosnia and Herzegovina - Carpet Weavers at work

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Carpet Weavers at work. Date: 1911

Background imageBalkan Collection: Flag of the Republic of Montenegro

Flag of the Republic of Montenegro. Kotor

Background imageBalkan Collection: Panayot Ivanov Hitov (1830 A?o??n? 1918). Was a Bulgarian

Panayot Ivanov Hitov (1830 A?o??n? 1918). Was a Bulgarian hajduk, national revolutionary and voivode. Engraving. The Spanish and American illustration, 1876. Colored

Background imageBalkan Collection: First Balkan War, 1912-13. Bulgarians in Adrianopolis

First Balkan War, 1912-13. Bulgarians in Adrianopolis
First Balkan War (1912-1913) between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire. Bulgarian soldiers under the dome of the Great Mosque of Adrianople (now Edirne) in Turkey

Background imageBalkan Collection: Derni貥Vision

Derni貥Vision
Derni貥 Vision. 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

Background imageBalkan Collection: Edirne, Turkey - Bulgarian Soldiers during the Balkan War

Edirne, Turkey - Bulgarian Soldiers during the Balkan War of 1912/13. Date: circa 1913

Background imageBalkan Collection: Visoki Decani monastery - Decan, Kosovo - Serbian Orthodox

Visoki Decani monastery - Decan, Kosovo - Serbian Orthodox
Visoki Decani, a major Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located in Decan, Kosovo. The monastic katholikon is the largest medieval church in the Balkans containing the most extensive preserved

Background imageBalkan Collection: King Peter I of Serbia - capture of Durres from the Ottomans

King Peter I of Serbia - capture of Durres from the Ottomans
King Peter I of Serbia (1844-1921, reigned from 1903 - 1921) in all his regal finery on horseback astride the border of Serbia and Albania

Background imageBalkan Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Macedonian Komitadjis

Thessaloniki, Greece - Macedonian Komitadjis - members of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageBalkan Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji band at the Yeni Kapi

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji band at the Yeni Kapi (new gate) - members of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageBalkan Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji - a member of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageBalkan Collection: The First Balkan War - An Allegory

The First Balkan War - An Allegory
The First Balkan War in allegorical depiction, showing the Forces of the Cross (the countries of the Balkan League: Serbia, Greece)

Background imageBalkan Collection: London Peace Conference or the Conference of the Ambassadors

London Peace Conference or the Conference of the Ambassadors
The Balkan (Turkish, Greek, Montenegran and Serbian) delegates at the peace conference in London. The London Conference of 19121913

Background imageBalkan Collection: WWI - Balkan Front - Belgrade Citadel - Arsenal destroyed

WWI - Balkan Front - Belgrade Citadel - Arsenal destroyed
WWI - Balkan Front (1914-1915) - Belgrade Citadel - Arsenal destroyed. In the distance is Hungary. Date: 1915

Background imageBalkan Collection: CONSTANTINE I (1868-1923). King of Greece (1913-1917

CONSTANTINE I (1868-1923). King of Greece (1913-1917 and 1920-1922). Portrait from 1915

Background imageBalkan Collection: German Skutari Detachment inspection, Albania, WW1

German Skutari Detachment inspection, Albania, WW1
The German Skutari Detachment during an inspection of troops, Scutari, Albania, First World War. Date: circa 1914

Background imageBalkan Collection: Eleftherios Venizelos reviewing Greek regiment, WW1

Eleftherios Venizelos reviewing Greek regiment, WW1
Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936), Greek politician, who served as Prime Minister 1910-1920 and 1928-1932. Seen here reviewing a Greek regiment before it marches out of Salonika to meet the Bulgarian

Background imageBalkan Collection: Ismail Enver Pasha, Turkish leader

Ismail Enver Pasha, Turkish leader
Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), Turkish military officer, leader of the Ottoman Empire in both Balkan Wars, and architect of the Ottoman-German Alliance during the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Background imageBalkan Collection: Croatia - Traditional National Costume (1 / 8)

Croatia - Traditional National Costume (1 / 8)
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (1/8) - Young woman standing on the seashore

Background imageBalkan Collection: Balkan Wars 1912

Balkan Wars 1912
Serbia - The Russian Consol Emiliyanov with his bodyguard at Detchani, 10 miles south of Pech (Pec) during the Balkan War between Russian and the Turkish Ottoman Empire in 1912

Background imageBalkan Collection: First Balkan War (1912 - 1913) - Battle of Bonarchisni

First Balkan War (1912 - 1913) - Battle of Bonarchisni
The Battle of Bonarchisni, 16th - 21st October 1912. The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece)

Background imageBalkan Collection: The Balkan Princess, by Frederick Lonsdale & Frank Curzon

The Balkan Princess, by Frederick Lonsdale & Frank Curzon
The Balkan Princess, the musical comedy success, by Frederick Lonsdale and Frank Curzon, with music by Paul Rubens. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, February 1910

Background imageBalkan Collection: Imperial Court at the Balkan States Exhibition, Earls Court

Imperial Court at the Balkan States Exhibition, Earls Court, London Date: 1907

Background imageBalkan Collection: Republic of Montenegro. Kotor. Partial View

Republic of Montenegro. Kotor. Partial View
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. Partial view. In 1979 UNESCO declared World Heritage the whole Natural, Cultural and Historical Region

Background imageBalkan Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Kotor. The wall

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Kotor. The wall
MREPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Kotor. The wall

Background imageBalkan Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Perast. Saint Nicholas Church. Tower

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Perast. Saint Nicholas Church. Tower

Background imageBalkan Collection: Alexinatz evacuation. Serbia

Alexinatz evacuation. Serbia. 19th century. Engraving by Rico. Colored

Background imageBalkan Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. View of the city with the chu

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. View of the city with the church of St. Nicholas. In 1979 UNESCO declared World Heritage the whole Natural, Cultural and Historical region of Kotor

Background imageBalkan Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. General view of the city. Wor

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. General view of the city. Wor
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. General view of the city along the fjord and the ancient wall. In 1979 UNESCO declared World Heritage the whole Natural, Cultural and Historical region of Kotor

Background imageBalkan Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. Partial view of the city alon

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. KOTOR. Partial view of the city along the fjord and the church of Our Lady of Remedy (1518). In 1979 UNESCO declared World Heritage the whole Natural

Background imageBalkan Collection: REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Perast. Lady of the Rock Island

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Perast. Lady of the Rock Island

Background imageBalkan Collection: Munitions in the Balkan war-area

Munitions in the Balkan war-area
A British soldier near an underground bomb-proof magazine designed as a reserve magazine in proximity to one of the British hevay-gun batteries during WW1. Date: 1916

Background imageBalkan Collection: Serbs and Bulgarians

Serbs and Bulgarians
When Serb soldiers recapture a village from the Bulgarians, they find the buildings set on fire and the villagers massacred Date: July 1913

Background imageBalkan Collection: Makedonians / Bulgarians

Makedonians / Bulgarians
In Makedonia, the populace of Melnik flee the invading Bulgarians Date: September 1913

Background imageBalkan Collection: Austrians V Russians

Austrians V Russians
On the frontiers of Galicia, Austrians fire on Russian reconnaissance flights - an early example of anti-aircraft defences in action ! Date: January 1913

Background imageBalkan Collection: WW1 - Balkan Indecision

WW1 - Balkan Indecision
WW1 - An illustrated personification of Romanias and Bulgarias indecision and role in the war. The two countries are personified as two men in conversation to decide whether to take a swim in

Background imageBalkan Collection: FERDINAND I of Bulgaria (1861-1948). Regent then

FERDINAND I of Bulgaria (1861-1948). Regent then Tsar of Bulgaria in 1908 on the countrys independence from the Ottoman Empire. Illustration of 1915. Engraving

Background imageBalkan Collection: Women of Montenegro at the Front, WW1

Women of Montenegro at the Front, WW1
As Europe mobilises for war, Montenegrin wives play a part by climbing the mountains to provision the frontier forts and by assisting in the digging of earthworks. Date: 1914

Background imageBalkan Collection: Coucher de soleil dans la plaine de L Yser

Coucher de soleil dans la plaine de L Yser. Pi裥 de 75 allant prendre position.. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News

Background imageBalkan Collection: Head and shoulders oval portrait of an American Sergeant

Head and shoulders oval portrait of an American Sergeant, 1917. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration

Background imageBalkan Collection: Portrait of a Corporal of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Ba

Portrait of a Corporal of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Ba
Portrait of a Corporal of the 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, 5th Brigade, 9th Division, 1st Army in full marching order. Georges Scott, (1873-1943)

Background imageBalkan Collection: La Medaille Militaire

La Medaille Militaire. 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

Background imageBalkan Collection: Pipers of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders)

Pipers of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders)
Pipers of the 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army, France, 1915

Background imageBalkan Collection: A heavy French transport en route

A heavy French transport en route. 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

Background imageBalkan Collection: A heavy artillery convoy

A heavy artillery convoy. 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

Background imageBalkan Collection: Greek lady wearing a blue dress and yellow shawl

Greek lady wearing a blue dress and yellow shawl
Depiction of a Greek lady wearing a blue dress and yellow shawl. From: A journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, during the years 1809 and 1810

Background imageBalkan Collection: The Tophane Palace and Arsenal, Istanbul, Turkey

The Tophane Palace and Arsenal, Istanbul, Turkey
View depicting the arsenal and other buildings in the background with various small sailing boats in the foreground. From: A journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia

Background imageBalkan Collection: Balkan scene

Balkan scene. From: A journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, during the years 1809 and 1810. Date: 1813



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