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
@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
@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 😍
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=SearchYou can buy those or adapt
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