This map from Megan Webb of The Nature Conservancy highlights the unique geography of the preserve. Designed with antique flourishes, it evokes hand-drawn maps from the 19th century. The beige ...

Contour lines allow us to read the landscape from a map. When it comes to this magnificent view it’s really clearly marked on the map. When contour lines are close together it tells us it’s a ...

Map symbols show what can be found in an area. Each feature of the landscape has a different symbol. Contour lines are lines that join up areas of equal height on a map. By looking at how far ...