Mapmaker, MapMaker, Make Me a Map...

[3113]

...the best I've ever seen. Of the U.S. at least. And here it is:

http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/12/indiemaps/111220_CBOX_imusMap.jpg

American mapmaking’s most prestigious honor is the “Best of Show” award at the annual competition of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society...earlier this year, the 38th annual Best of Show award went to a map created by Imus Geographics—which is basically one dude named David Imus working in a farmhouse outside Eugene, Ore.

The art of cartography is alive and well in this one man. Full story here.

 

[Handley_Page]

I'd love to see his map of the UK. . . .

I don't like electronic maps. You get no sense of scale.

 

[3113]

I'd love to see his map of the UK. . . ..

As he's a lone guy doing this all on his own, you could probably e-mail him and ask if he's ever done or would do a U.K. map.

 

[mynameisben]

I don't see what's so good about it. As far as I can tell, it's just a flat wall map. Personally, I need the sense of perspective that only a true spherical globe can provide. I carry one with me in my pocket whenever I step outside, because I get lost rather easily. Sometimes I carry two, just in case.

 

[sr71plt]

The map shows topography--and is the orange showing population density? So, not really just a flat wall map. My favorite map of my state shows the topography in a dimensional way. Very impressive.

 

[trysail]

Exquisite detail:
http://www.ravenmaps.com/

3-D raised relief maps:
http://www.amep.com/cat_home_maps.asp


One of the best ways to understand why the Battle of Gettysburg occured where it did is to look at a raised relief map of the area. It is obvious why The Army of Northern Virginia took the line of march that it did and even an idiot can easily see why Lee's army concentrated where it did.

J.E.B. Stuart's joyride left Lee blind and the interposition of the Army of the Potomac delayed Stuart from reporting its movements.