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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 22-10)


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.


Lower Mississippi Valley - Engineering Geology Mapping Program


Part I


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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