Vintage Cartography
A familiar place with an old-atlas mood. Vintage Cartography brings warm paper and restrained ink to the streets you know. The look reaches back; the map itself uses current geographic data.
Explore Vintage CartographyIn the studio, choose Vintage Cartography under Theme, then pick a style.
The warmth of a well-kept atlas
Fine lines and muted colour sit against a paper-like background with a little wear. The effect is gentle, leaving roads and waterways easy to follow. Vintage Cartography is about the overall atmosphere of an older map. Engraving / Etching draws more attention to the fine hatch marks that build its tones. Neither changes today’s street layout into a historical one.
Find your starting style
Explorer brings warm parchment and muted accents. Sepia stays close to brown ink, Heritage adds restrained colour, and Maritime gives blue a larger role.
Explorer
Lisbon
Sepia
Lisbon
Heritage
Marrakesh
Maritime
Havana
Add a date that belongs to you
Frame the streets around a meaningful place, then add a name, date or short dedication with the normal text tools. A marker can pick out the exact spot. Keep the lettering and route colours close to the map’s ink tones for a composed finish.
How it worksMaps in this theme
Havana in Maritime
Vintage Cartography · Maritime
Lisbon in Sepia
Vintage Cartography · Sepia
Marrakesh in Heritage
Vintage Cartography · Heritage
An old-map feeling. Your own memory.
In the studio, choose Vintage Cartography under Theme, then pick a style.
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