NelleellenNov 19, 2022
Vicky Veritas
Rivers meander over their course as they continuously erode and deposit sediment. Harold Fisk, a geologist and cartographer working for the US Army Corps of Engineers, mapped the meanders of the mighty Mississippi in 1944 and the results are mesmerizing. They also beautifully illustrate geology’s Law of Superposition: newer and younger sediments are deposited on top of older sediments. We see thousand of years of course changes. You can unravel the layers by eye by noting which layer cuts others
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Show threadVicky VeritasNov 18, 2022
Or you can cheat and use the #map legend which has younger course on top, to older on the bottom! #geology #LawOfSuperposition @geography
Show threadAnneleise HallNov 18, 2022
@vickyveritas this image feels somewhat metaphorical
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@AnneleiseHall It does, Anneleise. We should write a novel :)
Show threadAnneleise HallNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas yes a more aspirational creative blueprint for our humanity than the Orwellian act out phase we seem to be in would be amazing Vicky. 😄 I saw that amazing map first a couple of years ago and have thought of it several times in relation to the dynamics of change.
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@AnneleiseHall I love that, Anneleise. ❤️
Show threadKate PedleyNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas absolutely stunning
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@KPedleyGeo Thank you, Kate!
Show threadVicky SteinNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas i've adored these maps for years, they're so beautiful as art alone and then there's so much more to see the more you look!
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@agentredsquirrel Oh, I could go on and on, but only 500 spaces! Thank you so much and love your name. You spell it with a Y, too!
Show threadVicky SteinNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas the best way!
Show threadChristy Jackson NicholasNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas I have always loved maps and can study them for hours
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@GreenDragonAuthorArtist Me too, Christy. Me too!
Show threadshoedesignerNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas I just found my new screensaver so beautiful. I love exploring #rivers and #canals looking for oxbow lakes, old routes etc.
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@shoedesigner What a fantastic idea! I love that you get oxbow lakes! There wasn’t room to talk about them! Thank you!
Show threadCartonautNov 19, 2022

@vickyveritas

For the map geeks:

Some biography on
Harold Norman Fisk
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013795297819552

A nice summary, Radical Cartography from 2008 with georeferenced overview
http://www.radicalcartography.net/index.html?fisk
(USACE link is broken)

Oversized Plates Rectified:
TIFFs from USACE in 700 MB zipped folder
https://tinyurl.com/2p8u4vzu

Download related full publication in high resolution here in a 600 MB PDF:
https://tinyurl.com/54fach28
200 MB Version:
https://tinyurl.com/csncukus

More
https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/7642

#fisk #map

Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@Cartonaut Perfect! Thank you, Cartonaut!
Show threadCartonautNov 19, 2022

@vickyveritas
👁️ 🍬 🍭
You betcha!

Bookmark worthy I hope😀

Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@Cartonaut 100% worthy. You’re good at Mastodon already!
Show threadgillissusanNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas I love this so much! Thanks for sharing it
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@gillissusan You are so very welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Show threadcobalt going beige todayNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas I can't even imagine what work it would be to get such a detailed map of layers of such tangled rivers and courses! Would make a great fabric pattern, LOL
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@cobalt It's quite a tangle, beej, but Fisk figured it all out so we don't have to. I'd love to have it on fabric 😍
Show threadCartonautNov 19, 2022
I am about to waste a day for you sharing this, but you can take those TIFFs I shared and open an account at Spoonflower.com to print them as fabric (or wallpaper). Buy the fabric swatch set, well worth it for deciding when sewing your project. My bucket list skill is to sew Aloha shirts with custom maps I make. There are several map-heads making stuff there. Join us.
For example, this person wanted the Fisk maps as tea towels,
https://www.spoonflower.com/en/shop?on=fabric&q=Fisk%20mississippi%20ibaron&availability=ForSale&sort=bestSelling&commit=Search
You can buy those or adapt
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Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@Cartonaut Brilliant!Thank you!@cobalt
Show threadcobalt going beige todayNov 20, 2022
@Cartonaut These are incredible! I picture a nice chiffon scarf. Although I don't wear them, yes I certainly would if it was this design! Seriously thinking of ordering because this is extraordinary!
Show threadRajini RaoNov 19, 2022

@vickyveritas Such a stunning illustration, thank you for the lovely post Vicky.

(P.S. maybe edit to add hashtags that we can follow? #EarthScience)

Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@madamscientist Thank you, Rajini. Will do!
Show threadNatalieNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas stunning
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@Natallini Thank you Natalie!
Show threadRidge SligerNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas I could spend hours staring at this!
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@[email protected] Me too! Thank you!
Show threadLigusNov 19, 2022
@vickyveritas It's so beautiful 😮
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 19, 2022
@greyauk It is! Thank you!
Show threadHazel Leaf FarmNov 20, 2022
@vickyveritas one of my favorite maps of all time
Show threadLaura GouldNov 20, 2022
@vickyveritas beautiful ❤️
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 20, 2022
@JizoGarden Thank you Laura!
Show threadniplavNov 22, 2022
@vickyveritas map and territory
Show threadMaria AlvesNov 23, 2022
@vickyveritas
Very intersting 👍👍👍
Show threadVicky VeritasNov 23, 2022
@marianarte Thank you, Maria!