Thursday 11 September 2008

And I would Travel Just By Folding A Map



This collection of maps of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississsippi River were made by Harold Fisk in 1944 and they're incredible. Well worth a look (and you can download a pdf of all over them here)

via Camilla Engman

5 comments:

Shawn Hileman said...

bright eyes reference?

Lizzy Stewart said...

nope. deathcab for cutie.

asphalt and air said...

oh dear!
i linked to this and forgot to write a comment.
these maps seriously made my day better.
thanks so much!
ps
love your blog!

Shawn Hileman said...
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Shawn Hileman said...

oh of course. that skipped my mind. These are quite beautiful by the way.