A passion for maps and drawing
Ever since I was a kid I had a fascination with maps. I would study them for hours and occasionally try to make my own. At the same time, I spent a lot of time drawing—it’s what led me to major in Art and eventually become a designer. A little over a year ago I decided to combine my love of maps and drawing by doing sketches over antique maps from an 1886 world atlas I was given as a gift. The results are what you see below.
Three Eagles, Nez Perce
Ballpoint pen drawing over antique map of Idaho (1888). The subject is “Three Eagles” of the Nez Perce from a photograph by Edward S. Curtis.
11.5 x 13
Nesjaja Hatali, Navajo
Ballpoint pen drawing over antique map of Arizona (1888). The subject is Nesjaja Hatali from a photograph by Edward S. Curtis.
11.5 x 13
Raven
Ballpoint pen drawing over antique map of London (1888). The subject is a raven which are kept at the Tower of London. The legend states that if all the ravens leave the Tower of London the monarchy will fall.
23 x 13
Medicine Crow
Ballpoint pen drawing over antique map of Montana (1888). The subject is a member of the Crow people from a photograph by Edward S. Curtis.
23 x 13
Sitting Bull, Teton Dakota
Ballpoint pen drawing of Chief Sitting Bull over antique map of Dakota Territory (1888).
13 x 23
Wolf Robe, Cheyenne
Ballpoint pen drawing of Chief Wolf Robe over antique map of Kansas (1888).
11.5 x 13
