Mississippi River Ribbon Maps from an article by Bob Mullen, for The Paddlewheel newsletter published by the Golden Eagle River Museum, St. Louis, Missouri Imagine a map of the Mississippi River that shows all of the cities and towns along the river and all the landings where a steamboat might stop. Make the map about three […]
A note from me…May
It has been a healing month at home…my first period of time off since becoming a full time artist! I have to say it’s been hard to adjust to the pace and keeping myself from becoming too overwhelmed or too lazy-resulting in the feeling of moving through molasses!I’ve had an explosive period of creativity as […]
Michigan and Wisconsin, 1858
Map of Michigan and Wisconsin 1858 This is a beautiful map of Michigan and Wisconsin that utilizing a copperplate engraving method. This was quite popular during that time period, and often times copper plates were bought and sold just as common pieces of construction machinery are today. They were interchangeable and could be used […]
April Raffle Winner
Congrats to our Newsletter reader KELLIJAE You have won an 18×24″ UV resistant giclee of your choice valued at $125! Please browse my maps here and let me know which one you’d like! Please sign up for my monthly newsletter here to be eligible to win. (And yes…I use a random integer generator to choose the […]
The Spanish Trail
On one of my favorite maps in my collection two trails are prominently posted- the Hudson Bay Trail and the Spanish Trail. After spending a month in Arizona exhibiting in art shows my interest was piqued…what was the Spanish trail and what legends does it contain? In the early to mid-1800s, the Spanish Trail gained […]
March 2015 Raffle winner!
Congrats to our Newsletter reader JDCASE You have won an 18×24″ UV resistant giclee of your choice valued at $125! Please browse my maps here and let me know which one you’d like! Please sign up for my monthly newsletter here to be eligible to win. Don’t worry, your email address will never be shared or […]
Derrotero Mission Map from Monterrey to Santa Fe
Derrotero hecho por Antonia Vélez y Escalante….en el Camino de Monterrey a Santa Fe de Nuebo Mexico. As I was going through some southwest maps recently I came across this map. As a map artist I am most attracted to maps that tell a story. I instantly fell in love with the little characters at […]
The Legend of California As an Island
It is always said that hindsight is 20/20. However, that is not always the case when it comes to cartography. Going back only reveals the many mistakes that were made throughout the years. It is amazing to see how long a lot of them were propagated. Some lasted for centuries. It makes you chuckle and […]
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