Friday, 13 December 2013

Human Portraits Hidden in the Topography of Maps

Human Portraits Hidden in the Topography of Maps


Ink on original Michelin map of France
Growing up, I've always thought the continent of Africa looked like a sideway face, but Ed Fairburn takes that imagination to a whole new level. The Cardiff-based illustrator finds portraits of human faces hidden amongst the topographical features in various maps of the world.

Lake Windermere in England

Stafford lane, in collaboration with Bobbie-Jo

Pencil on an original map of the Peak District, England

North America

Geological map of Pennsylvania

Ink on reproduced military maps of the Western Front (World War II)

Pencil on celestial star chart

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