Old Map of Qatar, 1982: Doha, Al Rayyan, Jebel Dukhan, Khor Al Adaid (Inland Sea), Persian Gulf Finish:Map another city on the map

another city on the map

The map’s date coincides with the final days before WWII

overscaled bomb symbols—printed in emphatic red—punctuate a pared-back base map

Sudeten Mountains

Norden: Known for its historic city center with several buildings from the 17th century

Old Map of Qatar, 1982: Doha, Al Rayyan, Jebel Dukhan, Khor Al Adaid (Inland Sea), Persian Gulf Finish:Map another city on the mapEntitled (Map of Qatar), this 1982 cartographic statement was issued by the Ministry of Information, Qatar, at a moment when the young nation sought to codify its identity on paper as decisively as it did in policy. The map balances crisp governmental clarity with the warm topographic color gradients characteristic of the early 1980s, rendering the peninsula intelligible at a glance while inviting extended study. Political boundaries are drawn with