1954 Map of Marshall A-2

About this map

Nunavak Anukslak Lake dominates the central portion of this 1954 topographic study, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. The landscape is characterized by an intricate network of interconnected tundra ponds, sloughs, and wetlands that define the geography south of the Yukon River. To the west, the map details the northern reaches of Takslesluk Lake, part of a vast aquatic system where land and water blur into a singular, shifting environment. Mapped by the Army Map Service using aerial photography from the early 1950s, the sheet documents a wilderness area before modern development, showing unsurveyed land lines predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management. The absence of roads or permanent settlements at this time reflects the seasonal and water-dependent nature of travel and subsistence in this part of the Alaskan interior.