modern 1800s hand drawn grand wall map of london

modern 1800s hand drawn grand wall map of london royal albert hall

using drawing qualities and influences from city maps from british cartographers of the early 1800s, designers taige zhang and anna butler developed a grand map of london using various existing up-to-date geographic data sources including those from open street maps. after seeking advice from experts across england and poland including antique map dealers, professors, other modern-day cartographers, paper experts, and shoemakers – a huge london canvas wall map was conceived, spanning almost 2 meters in an authentic 1800’s british styled birds-eye view illustration.

waterloo

london shard

hyde park artwork

london guide detail

grand map in hotel

sketching the map

traveller’s london map

package design

early draft

early draft

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