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: Turkish Dragoman, c.1890's, Turkey

Turkish Dragoman, c.1890's, Turkey

Vintage 19th century photograph - Turkish Dragoman, c.1890's. A dragoman was an interpreter, translator, and official guide between Turkish, Arabic, and Persian-speaking countries and polities of the Middle East and European embassies, consulates, vice-consulates and trading posts. A dragoman had to have a knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and European languages

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13453986

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47793786

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1154px x 1558px (347KB)

Credit

Mary Evans / Pump Park Photography

Source

Vintage Photograph

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