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Mike Reagan - Map Artist
Mike Reagan is an incredible map artist. Although he doesn't consider himself a cartographer, I consider him one in the tradition of the those who reached beyond facts of geography to capture the feeling of place through maps. He has created his very distinctive maps for the Smithsonian Institute and numerous magazines, books, and advertisements. …
Richard Edes Harrison - Map Artist And Cartographer
One of my favorite 20th century cartographers is Richard Edes Harrison. Here's why...
RE Harrison created many maps for magazines including Fortune magazine. In fact, Fortune even released an atlas of Harrison's maps during World War II to show the danger of Axis power to the US. …
Map Artist - Taige Zhang - Wellingtons Travel Co.
Taige Zhang is president of Wellingtons Travel Co. which focuses on traditional British maps, home decor and design. Please visit Wellingtons Travel Company‘s website to see his wonderful work. I thank Taige very much for taking the time to answer these questions.
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Michael Karpovage - Digital Map Designer
Michael Karpovage is president of Karpovage Creative, Inc. Michael is a designer, map illustrator, and novelist. This interview took place shortly after Michael released his beautiful Savannah Historic District Map. Please visit Michael‘s website to see his wonderful work. …
Map Symbols For Roads, Rail, And Boundaries - Erwin Raisz
Here are some symbols from Erwin Raisz's book Principles of Cartography published in 1932.
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Map Symbols For Water Features Such As Rivers And Lakes - Erwin Raisz
Map symbols for water features will differ because of scale and detail wanted. Small scale maps are maps that cover a large area and don't show a lot of detail about the landscape.
The important thing is to make the symbols similar over the map for consistency. …
Map Symbols For Physical Geography Features - Raisz's Physiography
Erwin Raisz developed a system of respresenting physiography. Physiography is a sub-field of geography that focuses on the natural environment. Raisz's designed his symbols to capture the landscape and reflect the patterns and processes of physical geography.
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Map Symbols For Mountains - Erwin Raisz
Topographic relief, particularly mountains, have four important elements...
- Relative elevation Height of mountains above adjacent land.
- Elevation Height above sea level. For decorative maps, elevation is less important than relative elevation.
- Average slope Steepness of the mountains is important to the human experience. …