Map of Beirut as it appeared in 1841
Beirut , Lebanon
American University of Beirut
About The Lebanese University, Beirut
1841
Royal Engineers
This map shows Beirut before construction works were taken to modernise the harbour. The coastline has changed significantly since then.
Hady El Hajj, Jennifer Harb, Cynthia Karaki "Map of Beirut as it appeared in 1841" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;lb;89;en;N
Prepared by: Hady El Hajj, Jennifer Harb, Cynthia Karaki
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin
MWNF Working Number: LB 101
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