Hamal or common porter of Pera

Hamal or common porter in turban, shirt, pants and gaiters. Turkish or Armenian porters in Pera carry their burdens on the back between hips and shoulders. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Octavian Dalvimart from William Alexander's translation of Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Turks, Thomas M'Lean, London, 1814

Armenian Burden Gaiters Georgian Era Octavian Dalvimart Ottoman Empire Pera Regency Era Thomas Mlean William Alexander

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