i had such fun with this class, ira! thank you!

i well & truly fell into the rabbit hole of maps on the internet but it was so interesting!

here are some of my inspirations:

my map! - image 1 - student project

Illustration by Stanley Smith from 'The Gilbert Harding Question Book' devised by W. H. Mason, published 1956

my map! - image 2 - student project

by Ludwig Sander

my map! - image 3 - student project

Ortiz Berrocal Illustration - Poster for Spanish Tourist Office. From Graphis Annual 64/65

my map! - image 4 - student project

Martti A. Mykkänen Illustration - Tourism poster for the Finnish town of Turku. From Graphis Annual 66/67

my map! - image 5 - student project

from the brave little tailor by bernice myers

my map! - image 6 - student project

from the fabulous firework family by incredibly talented jim flora

my map! - image 7 - student project

crazy colourful maps by arlin ortiz http://arlinortiz.tumblr.com

my map! - image 8 - student project my map! - image 9 - student project

lovely simple book cover designs by dick bruna for his fathers publishing company de zwarte beertjes

my map! - image 10 - student project

Map hankies by Tammis Keefe

my map! - image 11 - student project

Not sure who this is by but lovely linework. I was going to use line work but decided to delete it and have a simpler design. (image found on flickr)

my map! - image 12 - student project

Medieval Cities, Cover by Antonio Frasconi

Which led me to these:

my map! - image 13 - student project

"A Journey". German c. 1467 Egerton

my map! - image 14 - student project

'Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerusalem' [1487] (Description of a journey from Konstanz* to Jerusalem] records in diary form the pilgrimage undertaken by the German knight (as well as town mayor and architect), Konrad von Grünenberg

from - http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/10/konstanz-to-jerusalem.html

which HEAVILY inpired my map!

my map! - image 15 - student project

I also came upon some maps which made me smile & thought I’d share these :)

my map! - image 16 - student project

(book)

my map! - image 17 - student project

plastic = bad! but what a cool map!

my map! - image 18 - student project

i can't wait for winter!

- dearcandy - (candice)

introvert, dork, mum

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