Trans Alaska Pipeline Project Atlas: Volume I Livengood to Prudhoe Bay [and] Volume II Valdez to Livengood

Published by Michael Baker Jr. Inc. / Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, 1974

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A rare two-volume atlas and map index for the monumental Trans Alaska Pipeline Project, prepared by engineering firm Michael Baker Jr., Inc. for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in September 1974. These large-format. Oblong folio. Two volumes. Printed pictorial self wrappers, staple-bound, as issued. 16; 13 numbered leaves (all blueline print-style maps). The covers feature an outline map of Alaska with the respective volume's pipeline segment highlighted in yellow. Minimal spotting and moderate moisture staining mostly to Vol. I, with marginal toning around the edges on several map leaves. A rare two-volume atlas and map index for the monumental Trans Alaska Pipeline Project, prepared by engineering firm Michael Baker Jr., Inc. for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in September 1974. These large-format atlas volumes, likely issued in a small edition for company personnel and investors, detail the planned 800-mile route of the pipeline, divided geographically: Volume I charts the northern stretch from Livengood to Prudhoe Bay, while Volume II maps the southern portion from Valdez to Livengood.The Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) was one of the largest privately funded construction efforts in history, built following the 1968 discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay and expedited by the 1973 energy crisis. Construction officially began in 1974, making these volumes vital primary documents from the project's foundational phase. The atlases provided comprehensive engineering and logistical oversight of the pipeline's trajectory through extreme and remote terrain, illustrating the complex routing required to navigate permafrost, mountain ranges, and numerous river crossings.RarityRare in the market. Only about dozen examples in OCLC recorded over several record entries.…

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Title
Trans Alaska Pipeline Project Atlas: Volume I Livengood to Prudhoe Bay [and] Volume II Valdez to Livengood
Author
Michael Baker Jr. Inc. / Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Publisher
Michael Baker Jr. Inc. / Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Publication year
1974
Condition
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Book Type
Book
Binding
Hardcover
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Barry Lawrence Ruderman is a specialist dealer in rare and important works on paper from the 15th century to the present. Today, our focus extends from the firm’s traditional core specialty in historical cartography, now encompassing a wide range of rare books, Americana (with particular strengths in Western Americana, Texana, and the American Revolution), early photography, old master prints, and significant manuscripts. Our clients include many of the most important public and private collections active today.…

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