My generous and mysterious benefactors at Princeton Architectural Press have sent me another great book. From Here to There is a fascinating anthology of hand drawn maps collated by the Hand Drawn Map Association. Philadelphian artist Kris Harzinski founded the HDMA in 2008 after stumbling across a bundle of carto-scribbles whilst packing up his house. The rediscovery triggered memories of forgotten navigational adventures. Harzinski's interest and focus has grown, culminating in this book but the project continues with the HDMA's website welcoming contributions by mail, email or upload.
Another interesting post illustrated with outstanding images. I found you're blog via David the designer and I'm looking through the archive (as he suggested). Hopefully with the bank holiday coming up I can catch up a little.
Posted by: Gerry Simons | 27 August 2010 at 01:35 PM
Hi Gerry,
Welcome aboard. Hope you enjoy it.
Richard.
Posted by: Richrd | 27 August 2010 at 02:18 PM
The images here are always awesome.
Posted by: Ian | 30 August 2010 at 04:23 PM
Thanks Ian.
Posted by: Richard | 30 August 2010 at 08:38 PM
I really like the look of hand drawn maps. This book looks like it has a great collection. I love the attention to detail added on some of these maps, as they also include part of the scenery. It's not just all about where the roads lead to.
Posted by: Mandeep Khunkhuna | 31 August 2010 at 10:26 AM
That is such a unique and interesting collection. There is something quite primeval about recording a map by hand. Thanks for posting
Posted by: David | 31 August 2010 at 05:16 PM
the map drawings remind me of the illustrations of Middle Earth in LOTR. Excellent photos!
Posted by: Rob Marchant | 29 November 2011 at 11:48 AM