Ricardo sent this map drawn by his friend Gustavo to provide directions to his 40th birthday party in La Calera, a small village in the mountains. Cartographically, it is a wonderful hybrid including hand drawn elements juxtaposed with a more idealized tourist map. This mashup reveals an interesting contrast. We can see how both sections […]
Ricardo sent this map as an open invitation to his home in Rosario, Argentina. The route begins at the Paraná River and the city’s famous Monumento a la Bandera — the National Flag Monument, one of Argentina’s most significant landmarks — and follows Córdoba Avenue south for fifty blocks to the red flag marking Ricardo’s […]
Ricardo’s map reveals the important geographic and economic connection between North and South America. In his map the two regions are composed of and united by a single squiggle.