Pruned: Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River, Part II

Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River, Part II

Simply because they're truly awesome, here are two more maps from Harold N. Fisk's 1944 Report. I'm a huge fan.

Fisk, 1944. Map of ancient courses of the Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau, MO - Donaldsonville, LA (Plate 22-10)

(Fisk, 1944. Map of ancient courses of the Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau, MO - Donaldsonville, LA. Plate 22-6.)

(Fisk, 1944. Map of ancient courses of the Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau, MO - Donaldsonville, LA. Plate 22-9.)

One wonders if the Army Corps of Engineers will ever learn that treating rigidity and permanence as design orthodoxy in a landscape where instability and suppleness are supreme can only lead to catastrophic consequences, no matter how much federal money are pumped into their projects. Perhaps they have, but I see little evidence of this. And to think that India and Bangladesh, in their attempts to control the Ganges and Brahmaputra, are looking to the corps for ideas and models.

Link:
Lower Mississippi Valley - Engineering Geology Mapping Program

In the Archives:
Part I

Future Tense:
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Alluvial Porn

5 COMMENTS —

Anonymous
March 1, 2006 at 11:59:00 AM CST
thank you so much for finding and posting these!! i'm a huge map fan... total amateur though... i've been trying to build my own topographical map (simple B&W line drawing) but have found it to be quite the challenge. Anyway, how did you get the above maps to show up on a white background? I have the original plates from that site but when I try to use Photoshop's brightness / contrast controls to replciate what you have above, I get poo poo. Any tips would be hugely appreciated!

Anonymous
March 20, 2006 at 4:04:00 PM CST
you guys may enjoy this book :

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568984308/002-4637849-9919232?v=glance&n=283155

Michele Sabatier
March 26, 2006 at 11:17:00 PM CST
You've done a beautiful job of making these amazing maps more accessible. Just FYI I've linked to your site from my blog since the full-size downloads are so huge.

Anonymous
August 22, 2013 at 11:24:00 AM CDT
These are gorgeous!

Anonymous
August 22, 2013 at 8:49:00 PM CDT
A couple of folks have mentioned the Full-sized downloads -- where do you find them? I'd love to have this in a poster size for my wall!

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	Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River, Part II Wednesday, September 21, 2005 #cartography Simply because they're truly awesome, here are two more maps from Harold N. Fisk's 1944 Report. I'm a huge fan. (Fisk, 1944. Map of ancient courses of the Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau, MO - Donaldsonville, LA. Plate 22-6.) (Fisk, 1944. Map of ancient courses of the Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau, MO - Donaldsonville, LA. Plate 22-9.) One wonders if the Army Corps of Engineers will ever learn that treating rigidity and permanence as design orthodoxy in a landscape where instability and suppleness are supreme can only lead to catastrophic consequences, no matter how much federal money are pumped into their projects. Perhaps they have, but I see little evidence of this. And to think that India and Bangladesh, in their attempts to control the Ganges and Brahmaputra, are looking to the corps for ideas and models. Link: Lower Mississippi Valley - Engineering Geology Mapping Program In the Archives: Part I Future Tense: Part III Part IV Part V Alluvial Porn 5 COMMENTS — Anonymous March 1, 2006 at 11:59:00 AM CST thank you so much for finding and posting these!! i'm a huge map fan... total amateur though... i've been trying to build my own topographical map (simple B&W line drawing) but have found it to be quite the challenge. Anyway, how did you get the above maps to show up on a white background? I have the original plates from that site but when I try to use Photoshop's brightness / contrast controls to replciate what you have above, I get poo poo. Any tips would be hugely appreciated! Anonymous March 20, 2006 at 4:04:00 PM CST you guys may enjoy this book : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568984308/002-4637849-9919232?v=glance&n=283155 Michele Sabatier March 26, 2006 at 11:17:00 PM CST You've done a beautiful job of making these amazing maps more accessible. Just FYI I've linked to your site from my blog since the full-size downloads are so huge. Anonymous August 22, 2013 at 11:24:00 AM CDT These are gorgeous! Anonymous August 22, 2013 at 8:49:00 PM CDT A couple of folks have mentioned the Full-sized downloads -- where do you find them? I'd love to have this in a poster size for my wall! Post a Comment — Comments on posts older than a week are moderated — —— Newer Post Older Post —— Home	1