Map of the alluvial region of the Mississippi

Caption

Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

Catalog notes

The river is only part of the subject on this map: the surrounding alluvial region is the central feature. By following the Mississippi from Cape Girardeau to its delta, it encourages readers to think about a river as a landscape-making system. The sheet offers a strong scientific companion to navigation and plantation maps of the same corridor. An attached errata notice also gives a small but useful reminder that published maps can require correction.

Original catalog record, source and attribution