Asiaticus ex Natolia, Turcus penulatus, Mercator Turcicus
Designer Jean Jacques Boissard French
Engraver Julius Goltzius Netherlandish
Publisher Caspar Rutz Netherlandish
Not on view
Engraving, part of 'Habitus variarum orbis gentium' (Costumes of the various peoples of the world), representing the costumes of men and women from various parts of the world, engraved after designs by Boissard and published by Rutz in 1581.
This engraving represents a man from Anatolia, a Turkish man in rain clothes, and a Turkish merchant. On the left, the man from Anatolia wears a robe fastened with round buttons down the front and with long puff sleeves under an overcoat with short, scallop-edged sleeves. He wears a large, round turban on his head. His shoes are low-heeled and with pointed toes.
On the center, the Turkish man in rain clothes wears a long-sleeved overcoat over a buttoned robe and a large turban, which is hidden under a piece of fabric that hangs from it, covering its upper part and with the edges hanging above the man's head. The pointed toes of his shoes peek from the bottom of his robe.
On the right, the Turkish merchant wears a long robe fastened with round buttons down the center and with scallop-edged, short sleeves over long puff sleeves. A fabric belt is tied around his waist, and a fringed scarf hangs at his front from the back of his neck. A large, round turban wraps his hair. He has a full beard. His shoes have low heels and pointed toes.
