
Hand Drawn Maps is a fun &how to& book about hand drawn cartography It is introduced by a brief history of maps & map making followed by five sections covering everything you need to know to make your own maps Section 1 covers the practicalities so by the end of it you are equipped to create your own map using compasses neatlines cartouche handlettering & your own symbols Section 2 looks at different types of map from picture & word maps to architectural blueprints & video game maps Section 3 uses a wide range of examples to show the reader how to create maps of places from early strip maps used to describe the journeys taken by 18th-century stagecoaches to dungeon & treasure maps Section 4 covers maps of ideas There are exercises throughout to enable the reader to build on the knowledge they have just gained The book is completed by six st&-alone projects