Cape Henlopen

Jeff’s minimal map depicts Delaware Bay and the two capes that form its mouth, Cape Henlopen in Delaware to the south and Cape May in New Jersey to the north. The single line connecting them indicates the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, which has crossed the seventeen miles of bay since 1964 and remains the only direct […]

Nomadic Memories

Kees, an artist from Rotterdam, sent us this drawing of Western Europe. The work shows only waterways (rivers, canals, harbours, locks) as seen from the air. Through his drawings, Kees reconstructs his nomadic childhood on the waterways of Europe. Throughout his childhood, his parents ran the cargoship, “Attacus,” sailing the rivers and canals of Belgium, […]

H.M. Bark Endeavour

Kenn writes,” I drew this map while on a voyage aboard H.M. Bark Endeavour in 1999. On each leg of the trip, a volunteer was chosen to draw a record of the cruise. The map was then duplicated and distributed to everyone on the crew, some of whom only made one leg, as a keepsake. […]

Nowherein Particular

Eeyar’s map includes a detailed look at the islands just off the coast of Candycorn Peninsula. The various islands in the Sorry Sea include cities such as Susan, Beth, Gertrude and Larynx.