Sketch map of the area west of the Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mān, Syria

Add MS 45158 C, f 1

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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.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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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

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Map of the area west of Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mān, Syria; list of buildings for Dr David George Hogarth

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Ref: Add MS 45158 C

Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 250 x 196 mm.

Materials: Pencil and ink on paper.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

Original held at: British Library: Western Manuscripts
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Add MS 45158 C, f 1
Date(s): 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Related primary sources: Letters and diary entries from the period 20-26 March 1905 describe Bell’s journey through the region, and make mention of several places featured on the map. Held by The Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University (see http://gertrudebell.ncl.ac.uk/ [accessed 13 December 2016]).

Subjects: Geographical exploration
Places: Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mānSyria

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Sketch map of the area west of the Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mān, Syria, British Library: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 45158 C, f 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9699> [accessed 14 June 2026]

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