This exhibition presents many of the most historically significant manuscript maps from the late medieval and early modern period from the Beinecke Library’s vast collection of maps. It is focused on portolan charts—large, colorful charts that showed the shoreline of the Mediterranean, and were ...
especially around Selsey Bill, has produced continual changes in the shoreline. In the southeast of the county, beyond Beachy Head, lie the reclaimed marshes ofPevenseyLevels, historically an important point of entry intoBritainfor early invaders. A further line of cliffs lies along the coast east...
Numerous streams, bays, and tidal estuaries indent the irregular coastline. On the north side the bays are generally blocked by dunes, but on the east and south there are good natural harbours. Along the 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of shoreline, redsandstonecliffs average about 20 feet (6 me...
Missouri’s largest lakes were created bydammingrivers and streams. TheLake of the Ozarks, impounded by the Bagnell Dam on theOsage River, has an area of 93 square miles (241 square km) and a shoreline of some 1,375 miles (2,200 km); it is among the largest man-made lakes in the...
Lake Huron in winterFrozen shoreline of Lake Huron, Michigan.(more) The Great Lakes cool the hot winds of summer and warm the cold winds of winter, giving Michigan a more moderate and somewhat moister climate than some other north-central states. Although the Upper Peninsula is cooler, the ...
led to severe pollution by the mid-20th century. Subsequent attempts to abate pollution in Lake Erie have shown signs of success, however. Fish returned to previously uninhabitable waters, a revival ofsport fishingand recreational activity stimulatedeconomic growthalong the shoreline, and urban water ...
Walk through Central Park and the Garment District and hop a ferry past the Statue of Liberty in New York CityA look at New York City in the 1980s, showing activity in the Garment District and views of the public transportation system and the urban landscape, including the twin towers of ...
Devon: Lyme BayThe shoreline of Lyme Bay at Sidmouth, Devon, England, looking west toward Peak Hill.(more) Devon county, England, United Kingdom Print Also known as: Devonshire Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...
The shoreline of Lake Superior, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, forms the state’s northeastern border for some 160 miles (260 km). In northeastern Minnesota there are stream valleys and deep, clear lakes that were scoured by glaciers from the granite bedrock. Britannica ...