1944 Mississippi River Meander Belt by Harold Fisk Sheet 6 Detailed Specifications This is a modern reproduction of the original map. This Map Comes in Sizes: 11″x16″, 16″x23″ and 23″x33″ You can find the other 14 of Harold Fisk’s Mississippi river maps in Our Store You can see the assembly of all 15 maps under the pictures. REMEMBER, the smaller the size, the harder it is to read the text.All Our Maps and Posters Are Made in the USA Sheet 6 features the area between Tunica County, MS and Phillips County, AR. The whole set includes 15 sheets. You can find them in Our Store It features the Geological Investigation of the ancient courses of the Mississippi River Meander Belt between Cape Girardeau, MO and Donaldsonville, LA. created by cartographer and geologist Harold Fisk compiled for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Each of the fifteen sheets document in vivid color the geography, a different portion of the Mississippi River and its various courses over time. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers contracted Fisk as a consultant. He made the the full technical report “Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River”. These 15 maps is only a portion of the whole report. Richard Russell describes the Mississippi work as “exhaustive” and “monumental”. And given its detail, Fisk also completed mapping over 2,000 miles of the Mississippi’s present and past bends with astonishing speed. He notes in the report’s introduction that the project launched in May, 1941; his signature on the title page is dated 1 December 1944. Fisk, died in 1964, before the age of 60. This map comes with a white border around the image ————————— -How are the maps shipped? They are rolled and placed into a rigid tube or box. -Is this available in a larger/smaller size. Yes. For smaller or larger sizes, email us.