Maps of Bath represent changes thru time. The human being is the only creature on earth that can and will change the landscape to better adapt themselves to their surroundings This has profound impacts on the environment, as the maps show changes to the lay and formation of the river.
This river, the Kennebec, has seen changes from glacial runoffs, glacial deposits, logging, shipbuilding, fishing, and interaction from reshaping of her banks to accommodate humans.With these accommodations humans are continually changing the shore front to make life easier.