The Sultanate of Muscat & Oman.
OMAN.
Published by Muscat: The Sultanate Printing Press, [c.1967]
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Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
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A rare guide to Oman's history, topography, and society. It was produced by the sultanate to introduce foreign visitors to the country and warns them of the customs and manners they should adhere to. This was produced sometime between 1968 and 1970, and there are no other copies on WorldCat published within this date range. This pamphlet covers a wide variety of topics such as climate, population, currency, languages, government, economy, and education. It opens with a colour map of Oman and contains many illustrations of the region. There is also a general guidance section, detailing prohibited activities during Ramadan, rules on importing motor vehicles, women's dress, and bans on smoking and drinking alcohol. Octavo, pp. 14 [14, blank]. Original pink wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, wrappers lettered in black, front wrapper decorated with the national emblem of Oman and an illustration of houses along the coast in black. With 7 half-tone photographic plates, colour map; 1 leaf listing towns and districts in which the Sultan has representatives at the end. Small pen correction to publisher's name on rear wrapper. Wrappers foxed, rear wrapper marked and scuffed, minor foxing internally, contents bright: a very good copy. Seller Inventory # 178633
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Sultanate of Muscat & Oman.
Publisher: Muscat: The Sultanate Printing Press, [c.1967]
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The Oxford Map of the Sultanate of Oman. With City Maps of Muscat, Mutrah, Rwui, Qurm, Capital Area, and Salalah. Scale 1:1,320,000.
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First Edition
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
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First edition, first printing, showing major population centres, waterways, roads, oil fields, and deserts. It also contains a brief promotional piece introducing the country, illustrations provided by the Ministry of Information, and a businessman's guide to local services. The introduction covers climate, religion, social customs, archaeological sites, oil reserves, and education. The section titled "visitor information" lists taxi numbers, bank operating hours, currency conversions, visa and vaccination requirements, and appropriate clothing. Large map (877 x 776 mm, folding to 221 x 132 mm), printed on recto and verso, key on recto, colour illustrations. Map well-preserved, a few small splits to edges: a near-fine copy. Seller Inventory # 179469
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Muscat City Maps Sheets 1-4 (Sultanate of Oman 1/20,000 Town Plans, Series Oman-Misc 09, Edition 2-NSA, July 1996)
Published by
National Survey Authority of Oman, Ministry of Defence, Muscat, 1996
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Soft cover
Seller: Dendera, London, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. A very detailed colour map of Muscat City or Governorate, complete in 4 sheets adjoining in an E-W configuration. Sheets 1-3 each measure 86x71cm, and Sheet 4 65x99cm, all folding into title panels 17x22cm. Good or better, neatly folded with minor loss, foxing, and a patch of scuffing to Sheet 1's title panel perhaps due to sticker removal. This 2nd Edition dated July 1996 updates the 1st (1991/2) with aerial photography done in Nov 1994, verified in the field in July 1995. The combined image is bounded by the coastal locations of Al Manumah (NW) and Qantab and beyond (SE), inland to Halban and Al Khawd (SW), with insets for slightly outlying areas on Sheets 2 and 3. The capital Muscat, Matruh, and Ruwi feature on Sheet 1, and Al Seeb International Airport on Sheet 3. Details include embassies, named individual buildings, Police Stations, mosques, forts, towers and masts, Post Offices, public telephones, medical and dental establishments, banks, petrol stations, car parks, Moslem cemeteries, several types of road and track, bridges, contours, erosion / cliffs, trig stations, and spot heights. Colour coding is used to distinguish land use and building types (residential, industrial, park / playground, Govt land, date palm groves, mangroves, sea / inland waters, wadi spreads, Govt / Ministries, schools, hospitals, hotels). There is also a monthly temperature chart. Printed to the versos are a Gazetteer, list of areas covered, glossary, abbreviations, and useful telephone numbers. Scarce. Worldcat also records a 1/10K version (1997). Seller Inventory # 5363
Quantity: 1 available