Physical Map of the World, 2022
36x60” illuminated print. Natural Earth data, Tom Patterson labels.
Lake Tahoe Bathymetry, 2020
9x12x2” illuminated print. Maps by the U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe bathymetry by Evan Applegate.
Los Angeles Vegetation,
2018
12x16” illuminated print. Map by Evan Applegate, illustrations by Ezra Butt.
Trees of the Tongass National Forest,
2018
16x20” illuminated print. Map by Evan Applegate, hand-lettered by Ezra Butt, illustrations by Matt Strieby and Aiyana Udesen.
Tahoe’s Forests, 2020
48x72” illuminated print. Maps by the U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe bathymetry by Evan Applegate.
The letterers, airbrushers, hachurists and drafters who made the best maps are dead or retired. But their techniques can live again: with fastidious work and artists who care, the future can have beautiful maps.
The best maps lie ahead.
Physical Map of the World, 2022
36x60” illuminated print. Natural Earth data, Tom Patterson labels.
The Hudson River Valley, 1960s
48x72” illuminated print. Maps by the U.S. Geological Survey
Lake Tahoe Bathymetry
9x12x2” illuminated print. Maps by the U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe bathymetry by Evan Applegate.
Lower Hudson Estuary, 1931
12x18” illuminated print. Map by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey.
New York City, 1977
24x34” illuminated print. Maps by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Tahoe’s Forests, 2020
48x72” illuminated print. Maps by the U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe bathymetry by Evan Applegate.
Los Angeles Vegetation,
2018
12x16” illuminated print. Map by Evan Applegate, illustrations by Ezra Butt.
Trees of the Tongass National Forest,
2018
16x20” illuminated print. Map by Evan Applegate, hand-lettered by Ezra Butt, illustrations by Matt Strieby and Aiyana Udesen.
The best maps lie ahead.
The letterers, airbrushers, hachurists and drafters who made the best maps are dead or retired. But their techniques can live again: with fastidious work and artists who care, the future can have beautiful maps.
