Marjolein, an artist from the Netherlands, sent us two maps of fictional worlds. The first map depicts a mountainous mainland with smaller islands. Marjolein explains that because many of the destinations in this region are on the peaks, the inhabitants have constructed huge sky bridges to cross the water. The red lines represent traffic. The […]
This truly beautiful, large scale map was created by Scott while hand surveying Discovery Park with a plane table and pacing. He describes some of his process: “I walked as steady a bearing as possible across the park until I hit the shore of Puget Sound. The park is partially an old army fort with […]
Sharon drew this map of Lititz Springs Park after her son and frequent map contributor, Christian Herr, prompted her to do so. It depicts one of her favorite peaceful activities, feeding the “duckie wucks” in the pond. Of particular interest to our hand-drawn map-loving eyes is the inclusion of “oops” in the lower right corner […]
This map was drawn by Joelle Hacker explaining how to drive to the Allenberry Resort Inn, a point on the Yellow Breeches river near Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. The Yellow Breeches is a popular fly fishing destination named because of a legend that the water stained the uniforms of British soldiers during the revolutionary war.
Scott sent this fascinatingly detailed map of alder trees that were felled by a family of beavers. He writes, “some people look at this as damage, but I like to point out that this is exactly what beaver are supposed to do. They’re actually making land and making forest when they cut down fast growing […]
Diana sent us these two watercolors from a series of works exploring visual connections between the islands of Narragansett Bay. She writes that she became fascinated with “the natural cycles of the bay, the islands large and small that dot the bay, and the history flowing in, around, and through.” As an artist she explores, […]
Scott, a mechanical engineer turned artist drew this detailed map using a homemade alidade and plane table (a set of 19th-century surveying tools used to sight and draw the angle of distant objects). The sketch reveals Scott’s process, recording its own construction. From a series of eight stations (A-H) pencil lines fan outward, one for […]