“GEOLOGICAL MAP OF A PORTION OF THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN” by William Kennedy as published in Oil Fields of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coastal Plain. Published in Washington, 1903 by the Department of Interior. Lithographed by Julius Bien. (Image: 7 5/8 X 10 1/2’’)
This VERY SCARCE map depicts the various geological features of Gulf Coastal Plain in contrasting colors (see the color key at the lower right).
William Kennedy (? - 1926) was a petroleum geologist born in Scotland. " When Spindletop Oilfield discoveries brought on a renewed interest in petroleum, Kennedy began to explore for the hydrocarbons trapped in salt domes. Shortly after 1901 he coauthored a report with C. W. Hayes for the United States Geological Survey on the oilfields of the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coastal Plain; the report, a seminal work in petroleum geology, was published in 1903. After working with Rio Bravo Oil and the United States Geological Survey, he spent the remainder of his career consulting in petroleum and mining" (Texas State Historical Association).
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