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Sketch map of the area west of the Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mān, Syria [‎1r] (1/2)

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1905. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Western Manuscripts.

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Sketch-map of the area west of Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mān, Syria, drawn by Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell. The map indicates the names and locations of settlements. Aside from an outline in the northwest quarter of the map, which may represent a body of water, no other topographic details are shown. The place names are written in black ink, with some underlined in pencil. A map is drawn onto a pencil grid.

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1 map
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Scale
Approximate scale: 1:200,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 35° 54' 49.18" N, 36° 22' 19.04" E
Top-right: 35° 54' 49.18" N, 36° 47' 18.26" E
Bottom-left: 35° 29' 5.98" N, 36° 22' 19.04" E
Bottom-right: 35° 29' 5.98" N, 36° 47' 18.26" E
Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 250 x 196 mm.

Materials: Pencil and ink on paper.

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English in Latin script
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Sketch map of the area west of the Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mān, Syria [‎1r] (1/2), British Library: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 45158 C, f 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100047254461.0x000009> [accessed 5 June 2026]

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