Map of the discoveries of the pacific Ocean

[fobetor]

Hello again
This time I want to share a map about the Pacific Ocean explorations. The map tries to get an "old" XVII century look, but maintaining the modern legibility.
You can see the full map in detail at:
http://cartography.me/en/552-the-con...of-the-pacific

[GreatWhiteNorth]

This is an excellent map! It looks like I would see it I a Nat Geo magazine. I can't read Spanish so I can't comment on those details, but overall this is a really attractive product.

[fobetor]

Thanks
Yes, it has been published in the French Edition of National Geographic Magazine. In the Spanish NG magazine too. I think it may has been publish in Storica NG.
This one is in French. I think it may be published in the future in the History National Geographic Magazine USA, so there it will appear in English.
In any case, at the webpahe, you have more maps in English, Fench & Spanish (mainly) ;-)
Best

[Pixie]

I really like this map, although I don't get what is it that makes it "XVII century" - like people said, it very much looks like a contemporary map for a magazine. Which it is, and very good at it.

Also, it inspired me to make this small map for groovey in his 25-pages thread... It's not a professional or even a polished piece, but I drew inspiration from yours, so I thought I had to mention that.

Question: can you recall which projection this is? I really like it and I'm curious..

[fobetor]

Hi Pixie,
Well.. you are right.. it is not really a XVII century map look, the intention was to get that look at "first Glance". Just to catch the eye initially. But, at last, it has to be easily readable. Not too many elements, not too much saturation in colors, not too much yellowish or siena... It's just a matter of the magazine style. And of readable texts. As the texts needs to be done in a vectorial program, they need to have a background not too saturated or when printing , tints will "eat" the texts
I attach an example that is in the same line, but a little more "ancient" (published in National Geographic too)

This is just another one similar, but slightly different.

Good map yours, you know, you just need to put some texturing on it.
The projection,.. let me remember.. I think it is an ortographic projection... I am not sure if it is ortographic or a vertical perspective, too much time since I did it. :-)

[snodsy]

fobetor; this is a very beautiful map, I like the combination of photos, illustrations, text and the map that tell a complete story. What programs do you use to do this - Photoshop/illustrator? Indesign maybe to compile. Hope to see more of your work, this is more in-line with the type of maps I'm intested in. Thanks for sharing

[fobetor]

Hi Snodsy
Thanks you. The page compistion, texts, photos is composed at the magazine, I think the use indesign.
My work is mainly the map work, which is prepared by two ways: I can make the map to have a special look, just by my decision and then talk with the magazine designers so we arrange the page style and back to the map style. Or they give me a description of their design, examples and concepts and I prepare the map to fit that.
It is a two way communication about the design. Using colors, textures, fonts, etc...
For the maps I make the initial steps are done in a GIS, and then exported and worked within photoshop, AI, Corel, PSP or similar programs.
In my cartography.me web page you can see several examples

[vorropohaiah]

lovely stuff here. I like the InDesign work on the page layouts too. Both these are gorgeous.

have some rep

[Pixie]

Thank you for the nice comment on my little map, fobetor, but I wasn't even "trying" with that - it was just a vehicle to explain stuff in that particular thread.

As for this second map of yours, it has a much stronger "antiquity" feel, while still being informative and clean. Again, excellent work - clearly professional work

[Ilanthar]

Excellent maps Fobetor! Both have a good design, layout, are easy to read and very well done.