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Kevin the Cartographer
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I’m Kevin, #artist-#cartographer, and purveyor of beautiful hand-drawn #maps ✍️🗺️🏳️‍🌈
📍Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire
🔗bio.site/ManuscriptMaps
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SAVE 20% in my SHOP EARLY SALE!
😍

www.ManuscriptMaps.com

Beautiful, high quality #limitededition #art prints of #maps I’ve drawn by hand. Plus jigsaws and tea towels are also on sale!

My maps are perfect for those #hardtobuyfor folks.

#shopsmall #mapart #sale #ChristmasGifts
November 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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What an amazing review! 🥰

Check out the maps here: www.manuscriptmaps.com/products
Two pictures of a map of Viking Britain and a map of The Moon, and a five star review from Sean M. saying “Manuscript Maps are an absolute north star for modern cartography. The attention to detail and precision in execution make them essential for anyone who appreciates the art of cartography. Even with some shipping issues, Kevin was incredibly proactive and got everything to my door quickly. 5 stars, no notes.”
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Heya 👋 It’s #PortofolioDay!
I’m Kevin, and I draw maps by hand.
🗺️✍️

I’m inspired by antique maps from centuries ago, when artistry was as important as geography.

My #maps take weeks if not months to produce. I even do my own #calligraphy - no computer-added text here!

www.manuscriptmaps.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Want to learn how to draw maps by hand? ✍️🗺️

I’m teaching 2 workshops in #Durham on 25 Oct!

Book here: www.elvetandbailey.com/eventsli
October 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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It’s the 100th Anniversary of the #ShippingForecast! 🌈⛵️🌦️

To celebrate, all my Shipping #Maps are 20% off at ManuscriptMaps.com

#Discount will apply automatically at checkout. #Sale ends 31 July.
Picture of a decorative watercolour map of the Shipping Forecast areas with flags, overlaid with text saying “100th Anniversary of the Shipping Forecast. On 04 July 1925, the BBC broadcast the Forecast on national radio for the first time!” Two pictures of a monochrome and a watercolour shipping forecast map, overlaid with text “To celebrate, save 20% on all Shipping Forecast maps! ManuscriptMaps.com” Three pictures showing hand-drawing and hand-painting of the Shipping Forecast map areas, with text “Drawn and painted by hand” Two pictures, one of a 1000 piece Shipping Forecast jigsaw puzzle, and one of a Shipping Forecast tea towel, with text “Also printed as Jigsaws and Tea towels”
July 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Final day of my 11th Birthday Sale!

Most sales are only 15 or 20%, so take advantage of this huge opportunity!

ManuscriptMaps.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Save 25% in my Birthday Sale 🎉

Ends Monday!

ManuscriptMaps.com
Joseph Ducreux painting of surprised man with text “What, you haven’t saved 25% yet at Manuscript Maps? Joseph Ducreux painting of jovial man with text “Worry not! The sale’s on until 23 June! manuscriptmaps.com”. Four pictures of framed maps by Manuscript Maps, clockwise from top left: Scotland Whisky, Moon, Gin Distilleries, Shipping Forecast. Four pictures of framed maps by Manuscript Maps, clockwise from top left: Anglo-Saxon Britain, Paris, Roman Britain, Venice
June 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Last Saturday I had the pleasure of teaching 21 people how to draw maps by hand! 🗺️✍️

This was at Elvet & Bailey, in Durham, UK.

I’m looking into how I can deliver map drawing workshops online, since not everyone lives in the northeast of England!
Photo of several adult students drawing maps by hand at a workshop by Manuscript Maps. Photo of students drawing maps at a workshop by Manuscript Maps with artist Kevin Sheehan demonstrating drawing. Photo of cartographer Kevin Sheehan demonstrating how to draw settlements at a workshop by Manuscript Maps. Picture of a partially drawn map by Mary Barella from a map workshop given by Manuscript Maps.
June 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Signed #limitededition prints and tea towels are available.

The prints can be personalised too, and are 25% off!

🗺️ manuscriptmaps.com 🗺️
Picture of Manuscript Maps Whisky Map with five examples of 5-star reviews superimposed. Photo of artist Kevin Sheehan handwriting calligraphy on the Islay inset map on his Scotland Whisky Map. Picture of the Scotland Whisky Map tea towel draped over a sideboard. Picture of Manuscript Maps eleventh birthday sale popup with code ELEVENYEARS to save 25% on map prints at ManuscriptMaps.com. Sale ends 23 June.
June 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Need something really cool for #FathersDay?

My #handdrawn #Scotland #Whisky #Map could be just the ticket! 😍🗺️
June 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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I’ve been drawing maps professionally for 11 years! 😲

Save 25% on map prints at ManuscriptMaps.com!

#mapart #handdrawn #maps #mapmaker
Screenshot showing Manuscript Maps birthday sale, with checkout code ELEVENYEARS to save 25% at ManuscriptMaps.com. Collage of four framed maps showing the Shipping Forecast map, Moon Map, Anglo Saxon map and Gin Distilleries map by Manuscript Maps. Collage of four framed maps showing the Scotland Whisky map, Roman Britain map, Paris map and Durham Bailey map by Manuscript Maps.
June 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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You can see here the extra paper leftover from trimming. I’ll be able to get two bookmarks per print. Win win! 😁
Hand trimming a map print of the Shipping Forecast drawn by Manuscript Maps, using a rotary cutter against a straight edge.
April 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Creating some map bookmarks that I’ll give away with every purchase. 🗺️
April 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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🌸 My Spring Sale is now on! 🌼

Save 20% at ManuscriptMaps.com

Freshen up your home with a beautiful hand-drawn #map, or get that perfect gift 👌🏻
April 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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I’m at York Racecourse this weekend for #LivingNorthLive 🌼

If you’re in the area, come say Hi! 👋

It’s on through Sunday!
Manuscript Maps stall at Living North Live showing a variety of framed and map prints Manuscript Maps stall at Living North Live showing a variety of framed and map prints
March 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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A lot of my maps pair well together, because they’re the same size, layout, and/or theme.

Sale ends 02 March!
Manuscriptmaps.com website with buy one get one discount details buy two prints and save 80 percent on one of them. Sale ends 02 March. Two maps side by side showing Viking Britain and Lindisfarne drawn by Manuscript Maps. Two maps side by side showing Paris and Venice drawn by Manuscript Maps. Two maps side by side showing Durham University and Durham Pubs drawn by Manuscript Maps.
February 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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What’s better than one map? 🤔
Two maps! 🗺️🗺️

Buy one map and get the second one 80% off! 😲

www.manuscriptmaps.com

#BOGO #Sale #mapart
Buy one get one with maps in background Two maps showing Whiskies of Scotland and Gins of Britain and Ireland drawn by Manuscript Maps Two maps showing Anglo Saxon Britain and Roman Britain drawn by Manuscript Maps Two maps showing Port and Madeira Wine and The Shipping Forecast drawn by Manuscript Maps
February 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Just a selection of all the maps I posted the last couple weeks since getting back from holiday!

It’s kept me very busy - but I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Thanks so much for supporting my business! 🙏
A selection of maps by Manuscript Maps, including puzzles, tea towels, and map prints. A selection of maps by Manuscript Maps, including puzzles, tea towels, and map prints. A selection of maps by Manuscript Maps, including ones of Whisky distilleries, the Shipping Forecast, Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxon Britain.
January 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Tomorrow is #BurnsNight! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

In celebration, my #Scotland #Whisky #Map is 25% off!

🗺️ www.manuscriptmaps.com 🗺️

Burns loved #whisky, and I even included an extract of one of his poems - John Barleycorn - on my map.

Sláinte! 🥃
January 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I’m back in the UK after a few weeks in America, and I’ve started working on the backlog.

If you ordered a map since 17 Dec - thanks so much! I’m working hard to get them posted ASAP! 👍
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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#ArtvArtist 2024 🗺️✍️🧑‍🎨

This year it was #maps of #Viking Britain, Devon coastlines, Ports & Madeiras, and a private commission for a book.

What will 2025 bring? 🤔 #Oxford University, a private fantasy map commission, a World Pride Map, and if I have time, City of #York, and some county maps.
Collage of nine pictures. Artist in the middle, then clockwise from top left: title area of Viking Britain map, drawing Jorvik on the Viking map, part of Devon coasts map, writing calligraphy on the Devon map, two pictures pen and pencil of northwest Europe, title area of the ports and Madeiras map, and drawing a compass rose.
December 29, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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So pleased the Durham Christmas Market is back open today!
December 8, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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My Shipping Forecast #Map seems rather pertinent right now!
💨⛈️

Missing out on cancelled #ChristmasMarkets due to #StormDarragh? You can shop my #maps online, and UK shipping is free!

www.ManuscriptMaps.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Up at #Durham #Christmas Market! 🎄🎁

My Port & Madeira Map is making its first appearance. 🍷🗺️

Sadly (like many markets around the country) were closed tomorrow due to #StormDarragh 😥

Hopefully back open on Sunday! 🤞
December 6, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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Here’s all four on my upcoming Map of Ports and Madeiras.

#wip #penandink
November 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM