  82 65 A tidal delta, Popes Creek on the lower Potomac River, CHAPTER I THE VIEWPOINT ( Figs. 1 to 4 ) Oblique and Vertical Airplane Photographs CHAPTER II FAMILIAR SCENES FROM A NEW ANGLE ( Figs. 1, 3, and 4 ) CHAPTER III ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE GARDENING, AND ENGINEERING ( Figs. 5 to 14 ) CHAPTER IV THE MOSAIC ( Figs. 13 and 22 ) CHAPTER V GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE SURFACE AS SEEN FROM THE AIR ( Figs. 12 to 18 ) CHAPTER VI MARSHES AND MARSH DRAINAGE ( Figs. 19 to 27 ) CHAPTER VII COASTAL MUD FLATS ( Figs. 28 and 29 ) CHAPTER VIII SUBMERGED LAND FORMS ( Figs. 30 to 33 ) CHAPTER IX THE PLAIN FROM THE AIR ( Figs. 34 to 41 ) A River on the Great Plains CHAPTER X MOUNTAIN FEATURES ( Figs. 42 to 52 ) CHAPTER XI AIR CRAFT IN THE STUDY OF ROCKS AND ORES ( Fig. 53 ) CHAPTER XII MAPPING AND CHARTING FROM THE AIR ( Figs. 54 to 82 )
THE EARTH SEEN [Image unavailable.] Fig. 1—The National Capitol, Washington, D. C. A view obliquely downward from a position over the National Botanical Garden, showing the western front of the Capitol at the approach to it from Pennsylvania Avenue. In the background, at the right, can be seen a part of the Library of Congress and, at the left, a part of the Senate Office Building. The radiating avenues of approach are of interest as well as the character of the district surrounding the Capitol, as indicated by the apartment houses and tree-lined streets. AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY THE FACE OF THE EARTH |
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