The search for black gold continues
Arabian Peninsula
prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Arabian American Oil Company under the joint sponsorship of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Finance and National Economy, and the U.S. Department of State.
Washington, D.C.,
US Geological Survey,
1958
Large chromolithograph map, traces of old tape.
1216 by 1390mm (47.75 by 54.75 inches).
13901
notes:
The map includes the territories of modern day Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. Although the hunt for oil, gas and minerals ultimately drove geological survey work across the region, in its early years it was the need for continual water sources which was the catalyst for Saudi Arabia's resource exploration. In 1944 King 'Abd al-'Aziz approached the United States for a technical expert who could assist with the identification and plotting of th...
bibliography:
Parry, 'Mapping Arabia', Saudi Aramco World 2004/1.