Travis Folk: “Surely there are folks desirous of traditional cartography of a modern landscape.”
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Green Pond wildlife biologist and map designer for New World Cartography discusses working with artist Tony Waters, radio-tracking northern bobwhites (quail) under the pines of the Conecuh National Forest, memorializing Aldo the Llewellin Setter on a map of game birds, and agreeing to a 9x14-ft project before knowing exactly how to uh, install a 9x14-ft project (it turned out great). See Folk’s maps at newworldcartography.com Oysters of North America map Upland Game Birds map The family business: Folk Land Management Port Royal Sound Foundation Maps by Union Army topographical engineer Robert Knox Sneden Books of maps curated from the Library of Congress by Vincent Virga Underwater feature toponymic authority: GEBCO-SCUFN Need maps for your org’s reports, decks, walls and events? ⁠The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast.⁠ See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: ⁠Radiant Maps⁠. See the most beautiful backlit maps at radiantmaps.co
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