Map of Western Palestine, 1880
Dublin Core
Title
Map of Western Palestine, 1880
Subject
Gaza; Gaza Strip; Palestine; Western Palestine; Cartography; Map; Palestine Exploration Fund; Conder, C. R.; Kitchener, Horatio Herbert; Ottoman Empire; 19th century; Surveying; Geographic documentation; British mapping
Description
'Map of Western Palestine', surveyed by C.R. Conder and H.H. Kitchener in 1878 and published by the Palestine Exploration Fund in 1880, showing Gaza and its surrounding area during the late Ottoman era. This map sheet indicates the location of the Omari Mosque in Gaza City, visually placing the mosque at the centre of the region’s geographical and historical landscape. As part of this exhibit, the map offers important spatial context for the manuscript, photograph, and engraving of the Omari Mosque, highlighting the enduring significance of the site across different documentary forms. Including this map enriches the collection’s exploration of Gaza’s cultural and architectural heritage, linking textual, visual, and cartographic evidence to support research on the Omari Mosque’s historical importance and the changes in its urban environment over time.
Creator
Conder, Claude Reignier
Kitchener, Horatio Herbert
Source
Palestine Exploration Fund via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.19.jpg
Publisher
Palestine Exploration Fund
Date
Date Created="1878"
Date Published="1880"
Rights
Format
JPG
Language
En
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Gaza Strip, Western Palestine; Ottoman Empire; 1878
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Map survey
Citation
Conder, Claude Reignier and Kitchener, Horatio Herbert, “Map of Western Palestine, 1880,” Omeka, accessed October 11, 2025, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/497.