Tag Archives: ottoman weaponry

Memoirs of Baron de Tott (1786)

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

“Memoirs of Baron de Tott: Containing the State of the Turkish Empire & the Crimea, during the late war with Russia with numerous anecdotes, facts, and observations on the manners and customs of the Turks and Tartars” by François Baron de … Continue reading →

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Memoir of a Campaign with the Ottoman Army in Egypt (1801)

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Memoir of a Campaign with the Ottoman Army in Egypt, from February to july 1800 (1801) by J.P. Morier. The book contains the impressions and experiences of Mr. Morier, secretary to Earl of Elgin, who was assigned as an observer … Continue reading →

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Turkey and the Turks (1840) by John Reid

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

“Turkey and the Turks: being the present state of the Ottoman empire” (1840) by John Reid (1808-1841?) A historical and cultural study of the Turkish people, with five elaborately hand-colored plates of the Turks in traditional dress, two maps, and … Continue reading →

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The Organization of the Ottoman Army (1907) by Mahmoud Chevket Pacha

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Osmanlı teşkilat ve kıyafet-i ‘askeriyesi /L’organisation de l’armée ottomane (depuis sa création jusqu’à nos jours). Première partie depuis 1326 jusqu’à 1826, avec 247 gravures coloriées. / The Organization of the Ottoman Army since 1826 (1907) with 247 colored engravings by Mahmoud … Continue reading →

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An Early Account: A Naval Contract by the Papacy against the Turks (1334)

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

A naval Contract by the Papacy against the Turks (1334) The Aegean Sea became a new theatre of warfare between Crusaders and the Turks in the early fourteenth-century. In the following document, the papal camera contracts four fully equipped galleys … Continue reading →

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An in-depth study of Ottoman army by Marsili (1732)

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

L’état militaire de l’empire ottoman, ses progrès et sa décadence (en italien et en français) avec planches / The Military State of the Ottoman Empire (In French and Italian) with plates by Luigi Fernando Marsili. Download… Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsili … Continue reading →

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Military figures from “The Habits of the Grand Signor’s Court” (c.1620)

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

“The Habits of the Grand Signor’s Court” belonging to Hans Sloane‘s collection. It is an album of 124 paintings prepared by an unidentified Ottoman artist, showing Turkish sultans and court officials, as well as military figures. It was donated to the … Continue reading →

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Ottoman military figures (1703) by Caspar Luyken

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Ottoman military figures in “Neu-eröffnete Welt-Galleria” (1703). Author: Abraham a Sancta Clara. Artist: Caspar Luyken. View or download…

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Ottoman Warriors from I Turchi. Codex Vindobonensis 8626 (c.1591)

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Ottoman warriors in color from I Turchi -Codex Vindobonensis 8626 (c.1591) Bartolemeo von Pezzen, ambassador to Constantinople from 1586 to 1591, wanted to describe Turkish habits and customs to his lord, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II. He employed an unknown … Continue reading →

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Ottoman military figures (1590) by Cesare Vecellio

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Ottoman military figures in De gli habiti antichi, e moderni di diverse parti del mondo libri due, fatti da Cesare Vecellio & con discorsi da lui dichiatati… (Of Ancient and Modern Dress of Diverse Parts of the World in Two Books . … Continue reading →

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