Map of Qatar and the UAE. An excellent example of a double-sided coloured escape map of the Arabian Gulf, showing the UAE and Oman to recto, and Qatar to verso. With a key to topographical features, railways, main roads and important settlements, including the tribal and official names of provinces, and a useful Arabic-English glossary translating key terms such as 'Bir' for 'Well', 'Ain' for Spring', 'Qasr' for 'Fort/Castle'.

The recto extends from Kumzat in the North to Hafit in the South, and Abu Dhabi in the West to al-Qasbiyat in the East, showing the six remaining emirates of Dibai [Dubai], Sharja, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwan, Ras al-Khaima, and Fujaira. The verso runs South from Ras es Safaniya to Ei Abd, and from Awania in the West to Rudaim in the East, including the principal settlements of Jubail, Bahrein, Hofuf, showing Doha, Wakra, and Lusail on the Qatar Peninsular.

Coloured double-sided map of the Arabian Gulf on 1 sheet, printed on silk; edition I-GSGS; (sheet size: 64 x 72.5 cm); scale 1:1,000,000, text in English, slight fading to creases, otheriwse near fine.