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Category Archives: Maps
Mental Map
Anne Emond is a Brooklyn-based writer, illustrator and comic artist. If you read The Rumpus, you probably have seen her very amusing “comiques”. I had to share her hilarious Mental Map: An Illustrated Guide to A Writer’s Thoughts”. I’m sure … Continue reading
Vancouver to Mexico City by Subway
The webcomic site xkcd.com has developed an amazing map that links every subway system in North America. Based on this fanciful map, it appears possible to travel from Vancouver, Canada to Mexico City, Mexico completely underground. How neat is that? … Continue reading
Geography Is Always In Fashion
We have featured diverse and miscellaneous maps and cartographic forms, but this is probably the most fashionable use of maps to date. London-based artist and designer Elisabeth Lecourt painstakingly created her marvelous series titled “Les robes géographiques” from prints of historical … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Europe, History, Maps, Middle East
Tagged Cartography, Elisabeth Lecourt, Geography, Map
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Mapping Urban DNA
Painter Lu Xinjian uses Google Earth views of major urban centers as the starting point for his intriguing series called City DNA. Beginning with Google’s aerial views, he initiates the pieces by sketching a “map” of each city. He then … Continue reading
City of Light
Paris is often referred to as la ville lumière or the city of light. Paris-based freelance designer and photographer Clémentine Tantet decided to take that notion about the luminous city a step further and represent the Paris Metro map in … Continue reading
Can’t Find My Stop
According to this handsome metro map, Uruguay‘s capital city boasts an impressive metro system with 12 underground lines, as well as tram lines and elevated train lines. It would be quite impressive for one of South America’s smallest nations if it … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Maps, South America, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Corporación Metro de Montevideo, Frank Jacobs, Montevideo, Uruguay
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For You The Traveller
For You The Traveller: A Human Guide To The World is a unique hand-bound travel guidebook. In fact, it’s more like a directory of bighearted folks who will act as ports-of-call to travelers passing through their country and bearing the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Books, Europe, Maps, Middle East, South America, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Guide book, Madagascar, Nouvelle Planète
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I Heart NYC and These Maps
London-based artist and illustrator Jenni Sparks has created a new series of fantastic hand-drawn maps of New York City. The cleverly amusing maps include elaborate images of iconic neighborhood and borough hangouts that no tourist wants to miss. If you … Continue reading
Mapping Our Emotions
Artist Ed Fairburn creates arresting portraits out of the hodge-podge of streets, roads, railways, topographical features and waterways on ordinary maps. His meticulously worked pencil and ink drawing are hauntingly emotional. Fairburn says, ” The work that I produce is … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 