Typographic map of the world by Nancy McCabe
Nancy McCabe‘s typographic map uses uses names of oceans, countries and cities to define a country’s boundary lines. It is pricey at around $150 (Etsy), but it’s a beauty.
Typographic map of Boston by Axis Maps
These maps by Axis Maps are amazing, using nothing but the type itself to draw coastlines, streets, highways, parks and other physical features of a city. Thousands of carefully placed words with the right type define the boundaries, roads and features of the city, a process that literally takes hundreds of hours for each map. You can order (for $30 each map) a high quality poster-sized print of Boston, Chicago or San Francisco, and they are currently working on maps of New York (Manhattan) and Washington, D.C.
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