Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-208B: Geographic Map of the Western Persian Gulf Quadrangle, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

One of the most significant sheets in the series. Colour printed map 82x103cm, folded in its original buff printed envelope 24x30cm. Map fine, envelope very good. This sheet covers the Gulf coast from Safaniyah to the western side of Qatar, including all of Bahrain, and the key Aramco locations of Al Khobar, Dhahran, Dammam, Jubail, Ras Tanura, etc. Also shown are major installations, among them the Trans-Arabian Pipeline with its parallel Tapline Road, and the Al Qatif-Al Qaysumah Pipeline that feeds into it, and the Saudi Government Railroad to the lower edge. Among significant local sites are the port of Uqair, Hofuf Oasis, and the Darb Al Uqayr connecting them, and other ancient camel trails including Darb Huwwijan, Darb Mazalij, Darb Mikhyat, and Darb Az Zuayyini. Installations and settlements are also shown in Bahrain and Qatar, with partially defined maritime boundaries. This was a product of the groundbreaking mapping project USGS conducted for the Saudi Government with Aramco during 1956-63. This mapped Saudi Arabia in 21 Quadrangles on a 1/500K scale with one series for geology (I-200A to I-220A) and another for geography (I-200B to I-220B). It involved some of the most eminent geologists of the day, among them Glen Brown (USGS), Richard Bramkamp and Max Steineke (Aramco's early pioneers). The work provided the foundation for the Saudi Arabian Mineral Exploration Project launched in 1963, coordinated by Brown from Jeddah. Titled and captioned with Glossary and compilation sources in English and Arabic, features include settlements (including forts, ruins, cultivated areas, date gardens). Transport covers from roads to camel trails, rail and landing fields. Hydrographic features include wells, drilled water wells, wadis etc. Hypsographic features include types of sand, terrain, sabhkah, silt flats etc.…