Cartography Hoodies

I moved to Southern California in 1999. I couldn't find a map of all of the neighborhoods of San Diego. I set about making my own -- exploring the vast county on foot and mass transit. Along the way, I drew maps with ink and painted them in watercolors and oil paint -- or some combination (including correction fluid). As a lefty converted to a righty, my handwriting is terrible and my maps are sometimes hard to read when reproduced or reprinted -- and so I've made these clean, digital versions for people who prefer that sort of thing.

Dotted world map in Croatia flag colors isolated on black background.

An ink and correctional fluid map of Los Angeles's Westside region. It's home to enclaves like Little Brazil, Little Britain, Little Odessa, Little Osaka, and Tehrangeles; UCLA; world-famous Venice Beach, and a handful of places with "Beverly" in their name. I wrote a primer about the communities of the Westside for "California Fool's Gold." https://ericbrightwell.com/2011/08/18/california-fools-gold-a-westside-primer/

Vienna is the national capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria.

A road map of England

A road map of the state of New Hampshire.

Fullerton is a suburb of North Orange County widely recognized as the birthplace of several major punk bands, including Social Distortion, Agent Orange, and the Adolescents. I explored for my series, "California Fool's Gold," in 2010. https://ericbrightwell.com/2010/10/25/california-fools-gold-exploring-fullerton-the-education-community/

Eagle Rock is a former municipality that was incorporated in 1911. In 1923, it was annexed by Los Angeles. It's named after a large rock, which at certain times of the day, reveals a shadow that looks like an eagle in flight. I explored it, for my series, "California Fool's Gold," in 2010. https://ericbrightwell.com/2010/04/09/1166/

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom

Green Planet

Washington state, born and raised!

A road map of the Republic of Ireland.

Lost? Study geography text is a humorous gift design to tickle the funny bone of geographers, cartographers, geography teachers and students.

Proudly show off the Manila street map and your love of the city. Love maps and love traveling? Share your love of your favorite streets for yourself or as a gift!

Trinidad and Tobago is a dual-island Caribbean nation near Venezuela, with distinctive Creole traditions and cuisines.

I undertook a ramble along and around a section of Hoover and Virgil streets in Los Angeles that I've always had a fondness for. The map, along with the piece, appeared in my series, "Urban Rambles." https://ericbrightwell.com/2014/11/13/urban-rambles-exploring-the-area-along-hoover-and-virgil/

Panama travel poster map

Watts is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles's Eastside. It's still best known for the Watts Towers (built 1921-1954 ) and the Watts Riots (1965). Lots has changed in the intervening half century, needless to say, and I explored and mapped in 2014 for my series, "California Fool's Gold" https://ericbrightwell.com/2014/02/14/more-than-just-riots-and-towers/

Geocaching T-shirt

The moon in the sky captured by me, then transformed into a floral design. I caught the moon and planted flowers.

Sail on the ocean waves!

world map blue #map #worldmap

A hand-drawn map I made of Anaheim, which I explored for my series, "California Fool's Gold," in 2015. It is the most populous city in Orange County and best known for being the home of Disneyland. It's also home of the Little Arabia district, a large Moreton Bay Fig Tree, and other attractions. https://ericbrightwell.com/2015/01/30/california-fools-gold-exploring-anaheim/

A photo-manipulated NOAA nautical map of Monterey Bay, CA. NOAA's nautical maps are open source.

Kobe city map in red typography. This oriental urban cityscape is an exquisite gift to a Japanese friend or family who lives or travel to Japan.

world map #map #worldmap

A road map of the state of South Dakota.

Chicagos Illinois EST.1780

USA Map Travel poster in a beautiful vintage style.

An ink map that I did of Westwood for "California Fool's Gold." https://ericbrightwell.com/2018/04/21/california-fools-gold-exploring-westwood/

The Northeast Los Angeles region is one of Los Angeles's oldest, dating back to the annexation of Garvanza, Highland Park, and Sycamore Grove in the late 19th century. I wrote a primer about the region for my series, "California Fool's Gold," in 2011 and made this map a bit later. https://ericbrightwell.com/2011/06/09/california-fools-gold-a-northeast-los-angeles-primer/

Leon city map in a travel pin icon. This urban cityscape location marker is a stunning gift to a Mexican friend or family who lives in Mexico.

Aerial Surveyor

Illustrated Map of Greenland in a vintage style.

Washington DC city map in retro gold typography. This 1920s art deco cityscape is a vintage gift to an American architect or engineer who lives or travel to the District of Columbia.