040 Flathead Lake, Montana Designed and Painted by Lisa Middleton Paper Products:36"x55" Hand Painted Original

040 Flathead Lake, Montana Designed and Painted by Lisa Middleton Paper Products:36"x55" Hand Painted OriginalFlathead Lake, with a surface area of up to 197 square miles, is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the continental United States. The lake is roughly 27 miles long and 15. 5 miles wide at its widest point. It has an average depth of 165 feet, but a maximum depth of 370 feet. It is reportedly one of the cleaner lakes of its size and type. The ancient glacial lake, Lake Missoula, once sat in this region. When the

which serves as a reminder of a time

which feature natives

This map chronicles Fremont’s 1842 exploration West

featuring lava flows and cinders

When the glaciers melted and most of the water flooded into the valleys to the south and east

the Indians agreed to divide the land they had conquered with the British

yet still recognizable

This atlas is known for it's maps containing more information than is typically found in an atlas map

each of the three maps were the works of other cartographers

In subsequent years

These are the maps of Maine Lisa has collected and restored over the years because she has seen artistic potential in them

towering mountains and boreal forests