Mapping Place Mapping Time.
This is one of the inherent complexities of the heritage debate, it is never static - and it is so hard to secure a process but so easy to freeze an object.
Oh wow, I also see this map of the Mississippi as a sorceress with incredible, George Clinton-esque hair.
[via east-lake, shanai-matteson:]
This map is one of the most beautiful depictions of the Mississippi River that I’ve ever seen. Each color marks a different course that the river has taken throughout its history. If I ever write a book, I want this to be the cover.
(Fisk, 1944. Map of ancient courses of the Mississippi River, Cape Girardeau, MO - Donaldsonville, LA. Plate 22-8.).
Wow.