Maps

by Lena Corwin (Illustrator)

Lena Corwin began illustrating city maps monthly for an interiors magazine in 2004 at the suggestion of her brother-in-law Noah, a magazine designer. This book is a collection of her forty favorite maps. When she started, she turned to her shelves of vintage books for inspiration – and then pinpointed her own drawing style. The maps are a the mix of accuracy and fantasy. Each map is drawn very precisely, with roads and points of interest, but Lena takes an artistic liberty in changing aspects, like the colors and style, to her liking. Ten maps have an accompanying interview with a shop owner from the city. This collection of colorful maps is beautifully printed on thick, white paper within a textured hardbound cream cover.

The book includes forty maps, twenty within the United States, and twenty beyond. They are:

Atlanta, Georgia
Baltimore, Maryland
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Birmingham, Alabama
Charleston, South Carolina
Dallas, Texas
Denver, Colorado
Kansas City, Missouri
Las Vegas, Nevada
Manhattan, New York
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Miami, Florida
Nashville, Tennesse
New Orleans, Louisiana
Portland, Oregon
San Francisco, California
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Seattle, Washington
Twin Cities (Minneapolis & St. Paul), Minnesota
Washington, D.C. Antwerp, Belgium
Athens, Greece
Berlin, Germany
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hong Kong, China
Istanbul, Turkey
London, England
Madrid, Spain
Melbourne, Australia
Montreal, Canada
Mumbai, India
Paris, France
Prague, Czech Republic
St. Petersburg, Russia
Stockholm, Sweden
Tokyo, Japan
Toronto, Canada
Venice, Italy
Vienna, Austria.

88 pages, Hardcover

Published April 1, 2011

About the author

Lena Corwin is a textile designer and illustrator based in Brooklyn. She has done work for Marithé + François Girbaud, Calvin Klein, Jill Stuart, and Elle Decor magazine. She also illustrated Stewart, Tabori and Chang’s Kids Crochet and Kids Weaving.