Anton Thomas
Artist Cartographer
Featured on:
National Geographic - All Over The Map (book)
CityLab (The Atlantic) - 4,000 Hours of North America
National Geographic - Best Maps of 2016
Esri Press (Kenneth Field) - Cartography (book)
NACIS - Atlas of Design: Vol 3 (book)
National Geographic - All Over The Map (book)
CityLab (The Atlantic) - 4,000 Hours of North America
National Geographic - Best Maps of 2016
Esri Press (Kenneth Field) - Cartography (book)
NACIS - Atlas of Design: Vol 3 (book)
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Welcome to the home of my hand-drawn cartography art.
North America: Portrait of a Continent was finally completed on 28 February, 2019. After four and a half years of painstakingly drawing an entire continent, it is complete and I'm working on getting prints on sale ASAP. Thank-you everyone for your patience, please fill out the contact form at the bottom of the page to learn when the prints are ready. Below is a picture of me and the map on sign-off day: 
At least half of the time that goes into these maps is pure research and prep, as I strive to balance the aesthetic with accurate and educational content. With North America, the South Asia & Australasia map before it, and various other projects, I want the maps to be as informational as they are attractive to the eye. By presenting real data in as compelling a way as I can, I hope to make cartography interesting for anyone.
Some prints of previous works are available here, and be sure to get me on social media. You can stay in touch with the progress on the North American Continent through these arenas, contact me directly, and sign up to the mailing list just below for information on when North America will be available in print. Enjoy having a look around, and thanks for stopping by. |
^ The North American Continent: A Pictorial Map. My presentation from NACIS 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia. Covering a broad sweep of the map, including a dive into the ocean and a float down the Missouri. Also touches on themes of criticism, idealism in map art, and trauma in geography.
^ Drawing a Continent by Hand. This video is from the NACIS conference in Montréal, 2017. Watch to learn the story behind The North American Continent map, and take a small tour of its contents.
^ Methods of a Hand-Drawn Map. Again from NACIS 2017 in Montréal. In this video I share technical tips, methodology, and exploring a place you're mapping from afar using the senses as a guide.
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