Welcome to The Cartographic Arts
Beautifully designed maps for your home, workplace or holiday let
beautifully designed wall maps from around the UK. Capture the charm and memories of where you're from or where home is now.
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packed full of detail showing all the walks, woods, hills, landmarks and corners of the countryside you know.
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up-to-date cartography blending contemporary and antique cartographic styles to create a unique and elegant design​.
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maps make wonderful gifts and all our maps can be personalised to add even greater meaning
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educational and informative wall maps enhanced by the sites of significant historical and cultural interest.
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perfect for the family home and ideal for your holiday let or Airbnb to inform and inspire your guests
huge variety of sizes to suit all wall spaces and budgets created with the highest quality printing that will last a life time.​
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all wall maps available framed or unframed with a choice between fine art paper or canvas. let us send the artwork complete and ready to hang.
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majority of maps available in standard print sizes allowing for easy frame selection
all prints are limited edition giving you a rare piece of decorative art
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Examples of my work
Here is a quick look at some of my maps - counties, national parks, national landscapes and London Boroughs. To see the complete portfolio hover over the 'maps' tab above and select from the drop down menu....
wall map sizes & types
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County, National Park and National Landscape maps
The original artworks are designed as large detailed pieces in the following sizes.
B1 - 70 cm x 100 cm (original design size).
A1 - 59.4 cm x 84.1 cm
B2 - 50 cm x 70 cm (not all maps are available in this size)
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as the size is reduced the content becomes slightly more congested, in particular text labels, which have a minimum size. everything has been readjusted and the occasional text removed.
some maps are 90 x 90 cm and 80 x 80 cm due to their shape and size such as Cornwall and Devon.
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​Because the original artworks are large I have created a series of county, national park and national landscape maps in much smaller sizes to accommodate smaller wall spaces and more affordable pricing options.
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A2 - 42 cm x 59.4cm
B3 - 35.3 cm x 50 cm
A3 - 29.7 cm x 42 cm
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I have taken the original artwork and removed several elements of detail from the maps to allow the reduction in size. This varies from map to map but typically involves removal of the civil parish boundaries and labels, national trail walking routes and labels, and a lot of wood, hill top and park labels. The sites of significant historical and cultural interest are also removed.
These are detailed street maps of different London boroughs, produced in a different style, from the county and national park maps, reflecting the urban subject matter. There are two versions of the artwork to choose from for each borough and two sizes. They do not reduce to A3 size due to the detailed street name labelling.
A2 - 42 cm x 59.4cm (original design size)
B3 - 35.3 cm x 50 cm
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District Maps
There are a growing number of district maps from different counties. These are maps created from the original piece of artwork. These are often available in three sizes but check availability on each product page.
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A2 - 42 cm x 59.4cm
B3 - 35.3 cm x 50 cm
A3 - 29.7 cm x 42 cm
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I have produced some beautiful, detailed and large wall maps and prints of Wales. These are only available in the large B1 size.
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B1 - 70 cm x 100 cm
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From the original Wales wall maps I have created a number of smaller Wales maps of different areas around the country such as the Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia and Anglesey. These are often available in three smaller sizes but several are only available in the smallest A3 size.
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A2 - 42 cm x 59.4cm
B3 - 35.3 cm x 50 cm
A3 - 29.7 cm x 42 cm
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE A CUSTOM MADE LARGER PIECE TO FILL A WALL SPACE PLEASE GET IN TOUCH, I"M SURE I CAN DO IT
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"maps you get lost in examining close up, while they also pack a punch from across the room"
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"looks amazing anywhere in the house"
The mini map series takes my original larger maps and re-designs them to suit smaller print sizes.
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A key element lost is the 'sites of significant historical and cultural interest', which there simply isn't room for, along with several details on the map including civil parish boundaries and labels, national trail walking routes and in most cases the majority of wood, hill and park labels.
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While some detail is lost the beauty of the maps remains.
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The mini map series employs some standard design features that help define the series including a gentle off-white background and the use of a burnt orange colour in many of the elements around the map such as the border, scale and title.
the london series
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I have developed a different style of map focusing on the boroughs of london. to launch the London series of wall maps the boroughs of hammersmith & fulham, wandsworth and the city of westminster were designed.
Subsequently I have produced southwark, lambeth, greenwich, lewisham,
camden, islington and hackney
the aim is to complete all 32 london boroughs and develop a large scale map of greater london. please stay in contact if you want to know more about this.
the distinct design of the london series of wall maps does share some common ideas from the county series but has evolved to suit the size of the area in question and the density of detail associated with an urban area.
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I have produced a different design to the existing borough maps, known as the 'blue' series. This is taken from the blue added to the elements around the map such as the title, border, scale and compass.
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print only or framed print
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where possible the maps are designed to fit standard sizes B1 and A1 for example. There will be off-the- shelf frames available online.
i offer 4 frame varieties. Each is made to order. The map print is dry mounted to ensure everything is perfect and your map will arrive ready to hang. As many of the wall maps are large, our frames have depth as well as width, giving them great integrity and strength. I have purchased so may frames from various suppliers in recent years and 'flimsy' is a word far to often used to describe what is produced.
for framed map print orders there is also a choice between printing on paper or canvas. The main difference comes down to canvas products not having glazing in front of the artwork. No glare. You can see the artwork clearly from every angle around the room.
frames are not available for smaller print sizes B3 and A3
product prices
archival paper print
£90/£75/£60/£45/£40/£30
canvas print
£90/£75/£60/£45/£40/£30
size: B1/A1/B2/A2/B3/A3
framed & glazed map print
£350/£295/£235/£165
framed canvas print
£350/£295/£235/£165
size: B1/A1/B2/A2
Free UK delivery on orders over £100
delivery £3.95 for order under £100
15% off for 2 maps and 20% off for 3 maps or more. Automatically applied to your basket
