MapCarte 26/365: Alluvial map of the Lower Mississippi Valley by Harold N....
In 1941, the Mississippi River Commission appointed Harold Fisk to undertake a geological survey of the Lower Mississippi Valley. His detailed and exhaustive report contained 15 maps that illustrated...
View ArticleMapCarte 27/365: Willamette River historic channels by Daniel E. Coe, 2013
Borrowing heavily from the Mississippi river channel maps designed by Harold Fisk (MapCarte 26), Daniel Coe has taken LiDAR data of the Willamette River, Oregon and created a stunning image of historic...
View ArticleMapCarte 146/365: El Capitan, by National Geographic, 2011
Click the image to view the web map Maps that look simple often belie the effort that went into making them. The two related maps here, of El Capitan’s vertical structure, by National Geographic...
View ArticleMapCarte 192/365: Map of Vesuvius by John Auldjo, 1832
Making a map of a single geographical feature and a single phenomena is a challenge, particularly if you want to make it interesting. So making a map of a single volcano has the potential to be rather...
View ArticleMapCarte 343/365: A deliniation of the strata of England and Wales by William...
In a world where many seem rather quick to suggest their map is ‘the first to show…’ it’s refreshing to be able to show actual firsts from the world of cartography that exhibit good design. English...
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