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The Hand Drawn Map Association (HDMA) is an ongoing archive of user submitted maps and other interesting diagrams created by hand ---> www.handmaps.org

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Hand Drawn Map Association Courtney's maps from her 7th grade social studies class in 1998 - teenage renderings of Europe and the Middle East: http://bit.ly/7O4LOC

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Courtney found these maps while cleaning out her closet. She created them for a project in her seventh grade social studies class in 1998. The project included maps of the entire Eastern hemisphere including these maps of Europe and the Middle East. ...
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Is Zgoron a fictional place? Well, where ever it is, we have a map of it. I think I like the uncolored version better: zgoron.
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UnMap #24
Not even the title tells us much: “p1010057.jpg.”
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Hand Drawn Map Association Jason's map was drawn to help him navigate to an address via the bus in Vancouver. http://bit.ly/7aJ9kl

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Jason's map was drawn to help him navigate to an address via the bus in Vancouver. "A" marks the destination towards the middle of the map.
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UnMap #23
Anonymous collaged map titled “rothstein_map.”
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Hand Drawn Map Association Do you also have an obsession with Anartica? BBC article about finding the hidden ghost mountains (with maps even) http://bit.ly/8hUyWe

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An international team spent two months in 2008/9 surveying the Gamburtsevs in Antarctica - a series of peaks totally buried under the ice cap.
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Hand Drawn Map Association Map of the best mountain biking trail in Milwaukee: http://bit.ly/8FZHF4

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This map was originally posted on our unidentified maps blog, but Becky contacted us to identify her map. The map depicts a spot in the city of Milwaukee where Becky likes to go mountain biking. She tells us, "All other trails in Wisconsin are at least an hour away, so this spot is very important. ....
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Hand Drawn Map Association List (with slideshows) of 10 urban spaces developed for comic books. Glad to see Chris Ware's Chicago made the list. http://bit.ly/8Y6DaF

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From Gotham City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces
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Hand Drawn Map Association Barry Lopez's story of hand drawn maps, North Dakota, and the search for meaning in life on WNYC (thanks Scott) http://bit.ly/5wUasU

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“In winter, the roads up this end of the county test a driver’s character — go-getters, hustlers, and corner cutters just can’t seem to stay on them”—Walter Kirn, “Devil of a Curve.” People seeking something, in two stories from contemporary American writers.
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Hand Drawn Map Association Safe Way Home: a map from Courtney explaining a safe route from downtown Detroit to the Lodge Freeway http://bit.ly/7wB41w

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Courtney's friend, Peter Howard, drew this map to explain a safe route from his apartment in downtown Detroit to the Lodge Freeway.
Raymond
Raymond
it's cold in the D
December 18, 2009 at 12:35pm
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Hand Drawn Map Association Alison's map of a fictional place named Terra Verita Magica: http://bit.ly/6oDE7l

December 15, 2009 at 7:58am
Jeff
Jeff
Love this one.
December 15, 2009 at 8:15am
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For more of Alison's work, check out her Etsy store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/paintandink

and this interview: http://bit.ly/70x81i
December 21, 2009 at 7:03am
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Hand Drawn Map Association Jaime's diagram drawn while working on an exhibition for the Fondazione Valore Italia: http://bit.ly/4FYV7x

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Jaime's diagram was created at the beginning of an exhibition project for the Fondazione Valore Italia, a permanent exhibition of Italian design. Given the wide range of products this exhibition would include, Jaime was searching for a hierarchy to help classify and organize the collection. ...
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Hand Drawn Map Association Map of Saint Jerome drawn while commuting on the Red Line in D.C. : http://bit.ly/4FYV7x

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This map was sent to us with the following description: "This is the United City of Saint Jerome...a tad bit dated since the West Mersey Parkway has been completed (2007). With 15.8 million people, it's not for the faint at heart...lol...I started drawing this map on the Red Line in D.C. ...
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Oops...wrong link above: please use this instead: http://www.handmaps.org/mapsind.php?mapID=197
December 14, 2009 at 8:00am
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Hand Drawn Map Association Mind map of an MFA thesis project in drawing: http://j.mp/6R0LQD

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Amanda created this map documenting the journey she took to arrive at her MFA thesis project in 2007. The drawing is titled, "a personalized history of line" and includes references to things like studio ...
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Hand Drawn Map Association Amanda's map to her childhood home: http://j.mp/650pkW

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