Source Note: The wonders of the world; comprising man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, trees, plants, mountains, caves, volcanoes, rivers, cities, remarkable edifices, ruins antiquities, etc. (Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1877).

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 12 x 10 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)

Abstract

The word "janizary" was really out of use by the time this picture was made. During the Renaissance, janizaries were the elite troops of the Ottoman Turkish army. Recruited from Christian war captives or slaves in Ottoman lands, they were converted to Islam as children and trained as the bravest assault troops in the Sultan's armies. Calling this Albanian soldier (in Turkish service) a janizary made him sound more exotic and, perhaps drawing on memories of centuries of Islamic-Christian strife, even more menacing.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17691919
Barcode: 33333159417282
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d4934360-c536-012f-ec4a-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1877

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Albanian janizary" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1877. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4934360-c536-012f-ec4a-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1877). Albanian janizary Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4934360-c536-012f-ec4a-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Albanian janizary" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4934360-c536-012f-ec4a-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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