Thoughts on Maps
I remember spending a lot of boring classes looking at my geography or history atlas under the desk. I was fascinated by the indescribable beauty of maps, and by the invitation to discover faraway lands, both in terms of both distance and time. I can't pinpoint the moment when I realized I loved maps. I suppose I always did. Or perhaps I did as soon as I understood them. Even when I was around ten, I could spend half an hour looking at the political map of Europe that was in a hallway of our house, sometimes forgetting where I was going. As for the history and geography atlas... my mum said I'd have to give them to my younger brother when I graduated. Well, that didn't happen. Giving away the books with the maps? No way!
Take my River Basin Map of the World as an example. Even though I don't think it's the prettiest of my river maps - I'm partial to the US one -, I do consider it to be the crown jewel of the collection. It took months to create this map, and I had to overcome a lot of hurdles. I mean, just exporting the final image took about a day and a half! Everyone in the household kept their fingers crossed that the laptop wouldn't catch fire while exporting the millions of lines. Or that there's no major error so I can start again. :) I think this map offers a different perspective, and to our eyes so used to maps divided into countries, with far too many straight lines. I really wish I had had this map when I was younger. I honestly think the future would be brighter with more colourful, artistic maps. And I truly hope I can contribute to that with my work.
(Map updated February 2026)
Excelente y simpática su reseña! Comparto con usted su testimonio sobre el amor a los mapas. Por ese motivo estudié la especialidad de Geografía e Historia en el Pedagógico de Caracas hace muchas décadas atrás. Ahora estoy enfreentando la posibilidad de tener que regalar mis libros, atlas y mapas, lo cual me tiene el corazón destrozado… :-( Saluditos!
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