This Friday’s feature map artists are Kevin Link and Jorge Selva of The Lithos Project in Chicago, Illinois!
I love the range of maps they create – from maps of subways to National Parks – and that each piece is handmade, with a portion of every sale going back to the National Parks Service!
I love the range of maps they create – from maps of subways to National Parks – and that each piece is handmade, with a portion of every sale going back to the National Parks Service!
The Great Lakes Depth Map
The Lithos Project designs and constructs intricate handmade maps depicting the topography, bathymetry, and transit systems for locations across the globe. The project was founded in 2013 by Kevin Link and Jorge Selva as a means of expressing their interest in art, geography, travel, and history. The Lithos team is currently expanding their ongoing series of National Parks, World Wonders, the Fifty States, and Transit Systems, but they can also create custom maps of just about anywhere your legs or imagination can take you!
Mount Rainier
Devil's Lake, Wisconsin
Their Mission Statement:
The Lithosphere: Earth’s outermost shell. A thin sphere of magma and rock which supports all known life in the universe. While composed of enormous, unforgiving slabs of matter, the surface of our planet is in a state of perpetual transformation. The thrust, collision, and collapse of tectonic plates carve the world’s deepest chasms, heave mountaintops skyward, and sculpt every horizon.
The primary goal of the Lithos Project is simple: To capture the raw beauty of the places where we live, work, and wonder as they exist in our time. Our team of geologists and artists seek out and isolate sacred areas from around the globe, distill their form, and examine the forces that put them in place. But our work doesn’t end at detached observation and replication. The secondary, more pressing aim of the project is to put these unique landscapes into a human context. Not only does that involve visiting each of the locations which inspire us and learning its history directly from its inhabitants, but also giving back to the people devoted to extending and enriching its legacy.
The Lithos Project is proud to contribute to the National Park Foundation to support the restoration and preservation of America's most treasured resources. The National Park Foundation is the only national charitable organization directly supporting over 400 of America's parks through extensive conservation, education, and community engagement programming.
Join the efforts of the Lithos Project as we explore, celebrate, and enrich the places we call home. One location at a time. One story at a time.
The Lithosphere: Earth’s outermost shell. A thin sphere of magma and rock which supports all known life in the universe. While composed of enormous, unforgiving slabs of matter, the surface of our planet is in a state of perpetual transformation. The thrust, collision, and collapse of tectonic plates carve the world’s deepest chasms, heave mountaintops skyward, and sculpt every horizon.
The primary goal of the Lithos Project is simple: To capture the raw beauty of the places where we live, work, and wonder as they exist in our time. Our team of geologists and artists seek out and isolate sacred areas from around the globe, distill their form, and examine the forces that put them in place. But our work doesn’t end at detached observation and replication. The secondary, more pressing aim of the project is to put these unique landscapes into a human context. Not only does that involve visiting each of the locations which inspire us and learning its history directly from its inhabitants, but also giving back to the people devoted to extending and enriching its legacy.
The Lithos Project is proud to contribute to the National Park Foundation to support the restoration and preservation of America's most treasured resources. The National Park Foundation is the only national charitable organization directly supporting over 400 of America's parks through extensive conservation, education, and community engagement programming.
Join the efforts of the Lithos Project as we explore, celebrate, and enrich the places we call home. One location at a time. One story at a time.
Manhattan New York Subway Map
Chicago "L" Line Train Map
Be sure to visit the Lithos Project on their website at www.lithosproject.com and their Etsy Shop at www.etsy.com/shop/TheLithosProject!
Have a great weekend!
Have a great weekend!
