Syria Collection (page 18)

Azaz, Syria
The town of Azaz, where Crusaders fought a notable battle against the Seljuk Turks in June 1125

Halab, Syria
The city of Halab, formerly known as Aleppo

Divan in Damascus
Ladies in a divan at Damascus - a fountain-cooled lounge where woman can relax on commodious sofas

Damascus General View
Distant view of Damascus, with travellers approaching on horseback

Syria / Ar Raqqah
Ruins of Ar Raqqah (or Rakka) formerly home of Harun ar Rashid and other Abbasid caliphs

Damascus Street Scene
A street scene in Damascus

Syria Archeology 2
Interior of a monument on the Syrian coast

Syria Archeology 1
Monuments near Tartus (formerly Tortosa)

Latakia, Syria
Mosque at Latakia, the Laodicea of biblical times

Arab Buildings Jaffa
Arab huts at Zeta, near Jaffa, at that time part of Syria

Tartus, Syria, in 1810
The seaport of Tartus (formerly known as Tortosa) with its castle and boats in the harbour

Well Near Damascus
Scene at a well, near Damascus

Arabs at Well, Jaffa
Arab women at a well at Zeta, near Jaffa, at that time considered to be in Syria

Syria Archeology 3
Ancient ruins at Tartus, on the coast of Syria

Palmyra Ruins
The ruins of the ancient city of Tadmor, or Palmyra, said to have been built by Solomon

Palmyra Reconstructed
Reconstruction of the ancient city of Tadmor, or Palmyra, said to have been built by Solomon, though the architect- -ural styles are more remini- -cent of renaissance Italy

Plowing in Syria
A plowman at work plowing with a pair of oxen, watched by the farmer

Baalbek Vanished
Baalbek, Syria

Crusaders castle / Syria
This fortress was built by the Kurds. It was taken by the crusaders in the 12th century. They made additions to it before the fort was taken by Baybars in the 13th century

Crusaders Fortress
A Crusaders Citadel in Syria - Krak, Syria - reconstruction of the fortress of the Knights Hospitallers. They took it from the Kurds in 1125 and rebuilt it in 1202

Jane Eliz. Ellenborough
Jane Elizabeth (nee Digby), lady ELLENBOROUGH second wife of Edward Law, second baron : they divorced and she went to live in Syria

Saladin & Leopard Knight
SALAH AD-DIN YUSUF IBN AYYUB Saladin on horseback (l) accompanied by Sir Kenneth, Earl of Huntingdon, Prince Royal of Scotland; incognito as the Knight of the Leopard

Syria / Palmyra 1768
The remains of the great Temple of the Sun, viewed from the west

ALEPPO / SYRIA / 1880
The roof tops of Aleppo

ALEPPO / SYRIA / 1851
The Euphrates Valley route to India. Seen from the Antioch entrance

ALEPPO / SYRIA / 1857
ALEPPO/SYRIA/1857

Syria Damascus
Scene on the river

Syrian Noble
A Syrian noble holding his pipe

Syria / Palmyra Ruins 1 / 2
general view of the ruins (1 of 2)

Syria / Palmyra Ruins 2 / 2
general view of the ruins (2 of 2)

Sailing Back to Normandi
Sailing from Syria back to Normandie in this tiny ship, Robert l Ermitte sees a vision concerning the future of his country

St Nicolas / Myra / Fouquet
SAINT NICOLAS, bishop of Myra, in Syria

Elisha Heals Naaman
He cures Naaman (captain of the host of the king of Syria) of his leprosy by making him bathe seven times in the river Jordan

Elisha at Samaria 2
When King Ben-hadad of Syria besieges Samaria, reducing the populace to cannibalism, Elisha predicts that all will be well, and behold, all is well

Elisha at Samaria
King Ben-hadad of Syria besieges Samaria, reducing the populace to cannibalism; but Elisha scares the besiegers away in panic with the noise of a great host

Syria / Krak / Castle C1125
Krak des Chevaliers, the Crusaders Castle, as it looked in the 12th century

Bab Sharki, Damascus
The gate of Bab Sharki (Bab Esh-Sherky) in Damascus

Events / Syria / Diplomacy
The French mission to Syria, on behalf of the persecuted Maronite Christians, meet Fuad Pasha, Turkish foreign minister, appointed to deal with the matter, at Damascus

Hamster (Bewick)
mus cricetus This is not the golden hamster of Syria, which we love to keep in cages : but Bewick says it well deserves our highest admiration

Triumph of Pompeius
Gnaeus Magnus Pompeius ( Pompey ) enjoys a triumph after a series of striking victories in present-day Syria

Racial / Arabs / Syria 19C
A man from SYRIA, a woman from DAMASCUS, SYRIA a man from BAGHDAD, IRAQ

Ptolemy of Egypt defeats Demetrius I of Macedon
Ptolemy I Soter, ruler of Egypt, defeats Demetrius I of Macedon (Demetrius Poliorcetes) at the Battle of Gaza in Syria

Locust Swarm in Syria
A locust swarm in Syria

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