Meri Collection

Lebanon - Mount Leban (Beit-Merri)
A view of hillside settlement housing at Beit-Meri, Mount Leban, Lebanon

DDE-90037566
South Pacific, Solomon Islands, Meri Island. Close-up of an adult bicolor parrotfish. Date: 11/02/2005

DDE-90037558
South Pacific, Solomon Islands, Meri Island. School of giant trevally fish. Date: 11/02/2005

Towing a boat, from the Mastaba of Mereruka, Old Kingdom (painted limestone)
XIR200011 Towing a boat, from the Mastaba of Mereruka, Old Kingdom (painted limestone) by Egyptian 6th Dynasty (c.2350-2200 BC); Saqqara, Memphis, Egypt; Egyptian, out of copyright

Antoine de Saint Chamans, Lord of Mery, 1563-1627
Antoine de Saint Chamans, Lord of Mery, Seigneur de Meri, 1563-1627. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X 38 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Mdlle. Meri, c1903. Artist: Karl Anton
Mdlle. Meri, c1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1903-4, edited by William Gamble. [A. W. Penrose & Co. London, 1903-4]

Beit Mery, Mount Lebanon
Beit Mery - Mount Lebanon Governate, Lebanon. Overlooking the capital Beirut, the town was a summer mountain resort of the Phoenicians and later the Romans. Date: circa 1940

Source Size = 3712 x 1695
Pair of Oxen from the Royal Domain of the Val Di Chiana, Ox of Pisan Race, Sheep of the Ginestre D artiminio Race, and Merino, Animals at the Florence Exhibition

Pure Saxon Merino Rams, Exhibited at Breslau, 1869

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Discover the rich history and intriguing connections between Meri, a Lebanese locale nestled at the foot of Mount Lebanon (DDE-90037566), and its namesake. From ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom, Mereruka, a nobleman, is depicted towing a boat at the Mastaba of Mereruka (DDE-90037558). Fast forward to the 16th century, Antoine de Saint-Chamans, Lord of Mery (1563-1627), adds another layer to this name's significance. In the early 20th century, Mdlle. Meri (c1903), captured in a painting by Karl Anton, embodies the essence of feminine beauty. The modern-day Beit Mery, Mount Lebanon, continues to inspire, as seen in this captivating 3712 x 1695 source. And let's not forget the agricultural roots of Meri, with Pure Saxon Merino Rams, exhibited at Breslau in 1869, contributing to the region's agricultural legacy.