Connecticut River through Deerfield and Montague, MA
Connecticut River through Deerfield and Montague, MA
This map shows the deep history of the the Connecticut River (Kwenitekw in Abenaki) floodplain as it winds its way from its confluence with the Deerfield River through the pastoral farmlands of Montague and Deerfield, just north of Sunderland Center.
The delicate, feathery structures bordering the river are evidence of its ancient meanders since the draining of Glacial Lake Hitchcock ~15,700 years ago.
I was inspired to make this map after seeing Daniel Coe's work (www.kartopics.com) portraying the Williamette River in Oregon. This cartographic style is used with his permission. This map was made using GIS software and the detailed elevation data derived from LiDAR imagery, collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and MassGIS.
The map is primarily an elevation map: The river is white, with higher elevations at progressively darker shades of blue, with everything above the floodplain masked out.
Smaller sizes of this map (8x12", 12x18") are printed on fine-art paper with a matte finish.
Larger sizes (24x36", 32x48") are printed on canvas and stretched over a wooden frame, ready for hanging on your wall. They do not include the joemaps.com watermark, or annotations of features.
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