Professional Geographer » hand drawn maps http://drjill.net more than mere place names Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:00:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Hand Drawn Map Association: Oodles of Love for the Hand Drawn Map http://drjill.net/2010/08/hand-drawn-map-association-oodles-of-love-for-the-hand-drawn-map/ http://drjill.net/2010/08/hand-drawn-map-association-oodles-of-love-for-the-hand-drawn-map/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:27:35 +0000 drjill http://drjill.net/?p=670 An all-time favorite site of mine is the Hand Drawn Map Association. As I dole out love for the hand drawn map, I’d be remiss not to feature this fav.
Hand Drawn Map Association
The Hand Drawn Map Association (HDMA) is an ongoing archive of user submitted maps and other interesting diagrams created by hand. The HDMA website features a clean and easy to explore gallery and collections of maps. In addition, “Connect” provides notable happenings such as the September HDMA lecture and book signing at the New York Public Library.

The HDMA is also about to release From Here to There: A Curious Collection from the Hand Drawn Map Association a new book available for pre-order (only $11.80 USD) from Amazon. The book features an exclusive collection of maps and will be available this September.

For map lovers young and old, this site is just plain fun.

]]> http://drjill.net/2010/08/hand-drawn-map-association-oodles-of-love-for-the-hand-drawn-map/feed/ 0 MollyMaps: More Love for the Hand-Drawn Map http://drjill.net/2010/02/mollymaps-more-love-for-the-hand-drawn-map/ http://drjill.net/2010/02/mollymaps-more-love-for-the-hand-drawn-map/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:09:56 +0000 drjill http://drjill.net/?p=599 Hand Drawn Map from MollyMaps

MollyMaps is a cartographic project devoted to celebrating the places that matter to us both as individuals and as communities, through the engagement of hand-drawn mapping practices.

Namibia Locator Map - mollymaps.com

Namibia Locator Map - mollymaps.com

Watercolor maps add a texture rarely seen in maps today. They provide a visceral quality that draws readers in as much to explore the artistic craftsmanship as the content of these beautiful maps. On the MollyMaps website you can view a gallery filled with watercolor maps representing a wide range of purposes and contexts.

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