It's been a long journey (over year since I began), but there's finally now a first public release of the oblique hachures method. With many thanks to @SouthArrowMaps, who significantly refined the methodology from what I began with.

Writeup: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GFSgxLI5F2UOevCXBG22GBKVbpuKddTl7MoBTrPHB3s/edit?tab=t.0

Script: https://github.com/pinakographos/non-planimetric-hachures

#cartography

New project 11 months in the making! Lilies & Roses of P.J. Redouté. I created a digital edition of two of his most stunning collections of illustrations from 1802–1833. Colorful posters and an in-depth blog post about how it was made:

Explore: https://www.c82.net/redoute
Blog: https://www.c82.net/blog?id=95

After months of work, I've created a new series of posters in a hachure style reminiscent of centuries past. Have a look: https://terrainlines.etsy.com/

If these aren't for you, but you still want to support my work, share them around!

A bit more on my blog: https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2024/10/29/a-new-take-on-an-old-style/

Time to sign up for the Plotter Postcard Exchange for this year. Looking forward to it! 🎉

https://buttondown.email/ptpx/archive/ptpx-2023-sign-up-is-open/

#PenPlotter #ptpx

#30DayMapChallenge Day 9: "Hexagons"

Ok, this one was a lot of fun. I used elevation and land cover data to categorize hex bins covering the contiguous United States, approximating the various tiles used in the board game Settlers of Catan. The tile icons were created by scanning the cardboard pieces. I also decided to represent a selection of major cities as "settlements" with 3D symbols that look (kind of) like the wooden blocks in the game.

#cartography

Aerial drone views of 2023 #Vermont fall foliage...the most relaxing 7 minutes of your day --> https://youtu.be/HBsprNyneqs

#VT #Fall #Foliage #VermontPublic