{"id":4964,"date":"2016-04-19T12:51:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T11:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mappinglondon.co.uk\/?p=4964"},"modified":"2016-06-03T15:18:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T14:18:21","slug":"londons-canals-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappinglondon.co.uk\/2016\/londons-canals-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"London’s Canals & Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These attractive hand-drawn maps have been produced for a pocket guide<\/a> “London’s Canals & Rivers” published by the Canal & River Trust<\/a> by illustrator and cartographer Bek Cruddace<\/a>. They show the navigable waterways around London, including the Thames and Lea Rivers and the Regent’s and Grand Union canals. <\/p>\n

The maps are designed for walkers and cyclists using the towpaths beside the canals. The locations of the locks are marked, as are tube and railway stations, allowing a one-way walk to be planned. Insets show key sections where a specific route is needed:<\/p>\n

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I really like the strong but not garish colours, the subtle textures applied to the parks and urban areas, the hand-drawn tube roundels, and the attractive fonts. The rounded corners of the water features and parks also act to smooth and soften the graphic. It all comes together to create a both attractive and useful map.<\/p>\n

Visit more of Bek’s creations<\/a>, or her Etsy shop<\/a> – with some more London cartographical artwork coming soon.<\/p>\n

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