Maps

O. and I really love maps. I'm not sure what it is about them exactly. They are practical yet can be works of art. Here are a few handmade maps that recently caught my eye.

Karen M. O'Leary hand cuts absolutely stunning maps. They are modern and minimal and incredibly interesting. She also make some really beautiful prints.

Detail of San Francisco hand cut map

Manhattan handcut map

Famille Summerbelle's whimsical world map via Hither and Thither. I think that this would be really fun in a kid's room.

Detail of hand paper cut

World map print

And the perfect daydreaming map courtesy of You and Me, The Royal We. Hand drawn by Oliver Jeffers, the print comes with 202 pins to "chart your path to global domination. 200 of the pins are black, one of them is red and one of them is blue. Red is for headquarters, blue is for next target." How fun is that?

Detail from Places on Earth print