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Russian peasant in 1812 British Caricature

From wiki A redrawn version of a Russian caricature (on Napoleon’s 1812 campaign in Russia) by British artist George Cruikshank. A Russian peasant holds a bloody axe above Frenchman’s head, ready to strike. On the ground are the bodies of two French officers, whose skulls have been split by the Russian soldier’s axe. British caricature. [...]

Universal Geography 1828

  “Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New Plan, According to the Great Natural Divisions of the Globe; Accompanied with Analytical, Synoptical, and Elementary Tables” By Conrad Malte-Brun Published by Wells and Lilly, 1828   The peasantry form the great mass of the people, their costume is well fitted [...]

Austria: Containing a Description of the Manners, Customs, Character and Costumes of the People of that Empire 1828

  Austria: Containing a Description of the Manners, Customs, Character and Costumes of the People of that Empire By Frederic Shoberl Published by C. S. Williams, 1828 The usual costume of the peasants of the Bukowina, consists of white or red trowsers, a shirt, the wide, open sleeves of which are embroidered at the wrist, [...]