New England Petrofuture…
The New England states become a literal island unto themselves as the ocean rises into the Hudson River Valley.
This shows 66m of sea level rise with a vintage Shell Oil gas station map base.
1956 map of New England from @david_rumsey_maps
The New England states become a literal island unto themselves as the ocean rises into the Hudson River Valley.
This shows 66m of sea level rise with a vintage Shell Oil gas station map base.
1956 map of New England from @david_rumsey_maps
Gas station road maps are one of my favorite bits of ephemeral Americana. As a kid, I would often spend hours tracing out imagined road trips, or reviewing trips already taken.
So in a way, it’s both sad and satisfying to use these maps to show the ultimate effects of the use of fossil fuels.
