25 Artists Inspired by Maps

Geography and navigation have influenced many of the greats.

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Artists across all times and spaces have been inspired by maps, from the topographical road plan to the wartime atlas. Maps made recurring appearances in Dutch painter Vermeer's classic works of art. English artists such as Stephen Walter and Simon Patterson were commissioned to interpret the undergrounds of London, from Tube lines to sewer gates. 

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Peace During Wartime

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United Kingdon

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Mappa

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Lost

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MAPPING THE STUDIO II with color shift, flip, flop, & flip/flop (Fat Chance John Cage)

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Map with Fraser

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Blue Lake Pass

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Kara' Wave

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Composite Map 1

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Africa

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The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise

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Red Atmosphere #19

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Targets

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Winjana Gorge, Kimberleys, I

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Woman with a Lute

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Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space-Map Projections: Fragmentation, The Snail

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London Subterranea

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The Great Bear

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Daylight Map

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Vermont, Franklin

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WWW (World Map), Pictures of Junk

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Over-flight No II Aerial Map

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Port Hueneme to Santa Barbara

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