13th Jul, 2022 13:00

A Middle Eastern Journey
 
Lot 737
 

A MAP OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
United States Geological Survey and the Arabian American Oil Company, ca. 1963

A MAP OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
United States Geological Survey and the Arabian American Oil Company, ca. 1963

Comprising a second edition, I-270 B-2, large chromolithograph map of the Arabian Peninsula and miscellaneous geologic investigations, reaching in c. 60-80mm,1220 x 1380mm, United States Geological Survey and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

As a revised version of the one published in 1958, it holds greater topographic detail, including areas under cultivation, and depiction of infrastructures such as roads, pipelines, and increased geographical areas of oil fields stand in stark contrast to its earlier edition. This is the English edition of the USGS-Aramco joint venture base map.

Sold for £625

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