Typographic World Map – Black Ground
A black ground changes how you read a map. On this typographic world map from Oxford Cartographers, every country is drawn out of its own name, set in colour against the black, so Brazil, Kazakhstan, Madagascar and Norway take shape as words instead of outlines. Coastlines emerge from letterforms, and the oceans stay dark and quiet so the type carries the whole composition.
It reads as graphic art first and reference second, which is why it works well in design studios, reception areas, agency conference rooms and home offices where a standard political world map would look like office equipment.
Finishing options from Map Shop:
- Paper printing on premium 36lb stock
- Satin-gloss lamination, 1.7mil front and back, wet-erase and sticker friendly
- Mounted to 1/4 inch foam core, which also accepts map pins
- Black or walnut wood rails top and bottom with sawtooth hardware, ready to hang
- Framed in black or walnut molding

