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443 - Saudi Arabia.- U.S. Geological Survey (Saudi Arabian Project) Twenty-two maps of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, colour-printed maps, folding into original buff paper envelopes with bilingual printed text to upper cover of each, maps of various sizes, approx. 1030 x 860 mm (40 1/2 x 33 3/4 in), each envelope 300 x 234 mm (11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in), some envelopes with splitting and marginal nicks and small losses, Washington D.C., [circa 1958-1962]

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£2,000 (€2,389)

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Estimation

£2,000 - 3,000 (€2,300 - 3,600)

Sale fees

32.4%

Saudi Arabia.- U.S. Geological Survey (Saudi Arabian Project) Twenty-two maps of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, colour-printed maps, folding into original buff paper envelopes with bilingual printed text to upper cover of each, maps of various sizes, approx. 1030 x 860 mm (40 1/2 x 33 3/4 in), each envelope 300 x 234 mm (11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in), some envelopes with splitting and marginal nicks and small losses, Washington D.C., [circa 1958-1962] *** Including the only two sheets of the ground-breaking series covering present day United Arab Emirates. This project was the first to produce a complete series of geological and geographical maps of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and played a decisive role in its emergence as a major world power in the production of natural resources.

Auction details

Fine Books, Manuscripts & Works on Paper
Thursday, November 19
11:30 AM
4 Ingate Pl, Nine Elms
SW8 3NS London, United Kingdom

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Forum Auctions +44 2 07 87 12 640 books@forumauctions.co.uk
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 10,000 lots published

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