Wood Map of Vancouver, B.C. - Laser Engraved

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada This ultra-high detail map displays the city of Vancouver, the map includes the cities of North and west Vancouver to the north, Stanley park, University of British Columbia, and Sea Island Vancouver Airport to the west. The Fraser River is to the south with Burnaby to the east. The intricacy of the map invites the observer to linger over landscape showing the meandering and interconnections of the ocean and the areas many rivers, if viewed closely, one may notice the lightly engraved trees illustrating the many of the city’s parks and shoreline. No matter how many times you look at this map, each glance is sure to invite discovery.  With this piece, the beauty and timelessness of cartographic art speak for themselves. Our process uses micro-3D engraving to represent fine details across several layers of the artwork. The deepest layer is the core of the plywood below the veneer, and the highest layer is a clear gloss. Each meticulously mapped layer i