Arabian Peninsula. Thirty-two geological maps in a box. Washington and Jiddah. 1956-1984

ARABIAN PENINSULA ̶ U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES

32 folding geological maps of Saudi Arabia. Washington and Jiddah, [1956-1984]

Geological Maps. 32 colour-printed folding maps, captioned in both English and Arabic, most within original printed manila sleeve, housed in wooden box

Medal. "The Hollis D. Hedberg Award in Energy" medal, presented to Glen Brown in 1995 (see provenance), housed in a small wooden box

Geological Survey Paper. Brown, G.F. and H.W. Blodget. Geological Mapping by Use of Computer-Enhanced Imagery in Western Saudi Arabia. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1982. Folio, 2 folding plates in pocket, original wrappers

THE FIRST HIGHLY ACCURATE GEOGRAPHIC MAPS OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA, based on high-altitude photography, initiated in 1949 by the Aero Service Corps and completed in 1959. The production of these maps was the result of a cooperative venture between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of the United States. The Arabian-American Oil Co. and the U.S. Geological Survey did the fieldwork within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and, with the approval of the governments of neighbouring countries, a number of other oil companies contributed additional mapping to complete the coverage of the whole of the Arabian Peninsula, including Bahrain and Qatar.

PROVENANCE:

Glen Francis Brown (1911-2001), eminent American geologist who spent over 30 years mapping the Arabian Peninsula locating improved water sources for Saudi Arabia.