When people draw maps by hand the results can often be both charming and telling. There is always an element of character to the maps as they have a personal bias beyond just objective visualization. They’re off to a somewhat slow start and seem to have a contemporary focus rather than historical but the Hand Drawn Map Association is archiving some examples. We agree with them that the stories behind the maps are often as interesting as the maps themselves which include some subtext complementing the story if you look close enough. Their archive isn’t generally as punny as the example imaged here though. Drawing quick little maps by hand definitely captures something GPS and online mapping can not.
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