Kevin the Cartographer
@manuscriptmaps.bsky.social
I’m Kevin, #artist-#cartographer, and purveyor of beautiful hand-drawn #maps ✍️🗺️🏳️🌈
📍Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire
🔗bio.site/ManuscriptMaps
📍Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire
🔗bio.site/ManuscriptMaps
I used to get so many orders for maps from EU countries.
When Brexit came into effect in 2019 EU shoppers dwindled - it’s about a FIFTH what it used to be.
A proper customs union would do so much to help fix our broken economy, from huge export industries down to small businesses like me. 🤞
When Brexit came into effect in 2019 EU shoppers dwindled - it’s about a FIFTH what it used to be.
A proper customs union would do so much to help fix our broken economy, from huge export industries down to small businesses like me. 🤞
🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I used to get so many orders for maps from EU countries.
When Brexit came into effect in 2019 EU shoppers dwindled - it’s about a FIFTH what it used to be.
A proper customs union would do so much to help fix our broken economy, from huge export industries down to small businesses like me. 🤞
When Brexit came into effect in 2019 EU shoppers dwindled - it’s about a FIFTH what it used to be.
A proper customs union would do so much to help fix our broken economy, from huge export industries down to small businesses like me. 🤞
Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday!
How fitting that I’m at the fabulous #Durham #ChristmasMarket selling my #maps.
Wherever you are, please support a #smallbusiness this weekend! 🙏
Billionaires don’t need your money. Little sole-trader and family businesses do 🫶
Thanks!
How fitting that I’m at the fabulous #Durham #ChristmasMarket selling my #maps.
Wherever you are, please support a #smallbusiness this weekend! 🙏
Billionaires don’t need your money. Little sole-trader and family businesses do 🫶
Thanks!
December 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday!
How fitting that I’m at the fabulous #Durham #ChristmasMarket selling my #maps.
Wherever you are, please support a #smallbusiness this weekend! 🙏
Billionaires don’t need your money. Little sole-trader and family businesses do 🫶
Thanks!
How fitting that I’m at the fabulous #Durham #ChristmasMarket selling my #maps.
Wherever you are, please support a #smallbusiness this weekend! 🙏
Billionaires don’t need your money. Little sole-trader and family businesses do 🫶
Thanks!
Ready for another day at the Living North #Christmas Market at #York Racecourse 🎄🗺️🎁
Fingers crossed it’s a busy one! 🤞 Yesterday was quite slow.
I’m here Fri 10-4, Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4.
#ChristmasMarket #shopsmall #supportartisans #smallbusiness
Fingers crossed it’s a busy one! 🤞 Yesterday was quite slow.
I’m here Fri 10-4, Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4.
#ChristmasMarket #shopsmall #supportartisans #smallbusiness
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Ready for another day at the Living North #Christmas Market at #York Racecourse 🎄🗺️🎁
Fingers crossed it’s a busy one! 🤞 Yesterday was quite slow.
I’m here Fri 10-4, Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4.
#ChristmasMarket #shopsmall #supportartisans #smallbusiness
Fingers crossed it’s a busy one! 🤞 Yesterday was quite slow.
I’m here Fri 10-4, Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4.
#ChristmasMarket #shopsmall #supportartisans #smallbusiness
I’m selling #maps all weekend at the Living North #ChristmasMarket at #York Racecourse! 😍🗺️
Please visit if you’re in the area.
Thursday 10-4
Friday 10-4
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4
Please visit if you’re in the area.
Thursday 10-4
Friday 10-4
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I’m selling #maps all weekend at the Living North #ChristmasMarket at #York Racecourse! 😍🗺️
Please visit if you’re in the area.
Thursday 10-4
Friday 10-4
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4
Please visit if you’re in the area.
Thursday 10-4
Friday 10-4
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4
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
😍
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
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
😍
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 10:03 AM
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
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
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
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
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
I’m teaching 2 workshops in #Durham on 25 Oct!
Book here: www.elvetandbailey.com/eventsli
October 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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
I’m teaching 2 workshops in #Durham on 25 Oct!
Book here: www.elvetandbailey.com/eventsli
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.
To celebrate, all my Shipping #Maps are 20% off at ManuscriptMaps.com
#Discount will apply automatically at checkout. #Sale ends 31 July.
July 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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.
To celebrate, all my Shipping #Maps are 20% off at ManuscriptMaps.com
#Discount will apply automatically at checkout. #Sale ends 31 July.
Final day of my 11th Birthday Sale!
Most sales are only 15 or 20%, so take advantage of this huge opportunity!
ManuscriptMaps.com
Most sales are only 15 or 20%, so take advantage of this huge opportunity!
ManuscriptMaps.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Final day of my 11th Birthday Sale!
Most sales are only 15 or 20%, so take advantage of this huge opportunity!
ManuscriptMaps.com
Most sales are only 15 or 20%, so take advantage of this huge opportunity!
ManuscriptMaps.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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!
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!
June 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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!
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!
Need something really cool for #FathersDay?
My #handdrawn #Scotland #Whisky #Map could be just the ticket! 😍🗺️
My #handdrawn #Scotland #Whisky #Map could be just the ticket! 😍🗺️
June 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Need something really cool for #FathersDay?
My #handdrawn #Scotland #Whisky #Map could be just the ticket! 😍🗺️
My #handdrawn #Scotland #Whisky #Map could be just the ticket! 😍🗺️
I’ve been drawing maps professionally for 11 years! 😲
Save 25% on map prints at ManuscriptMaps.com!
#mapart #handdrawn #maps #mapmaker
Save 25% on map prints at ManuscriptMaps.com!
#mapart #handdrawn #maps #mapmaker
June 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I’ve been drawing maps professionally for 11 years! 😲
Save 25% on map prints at ManuscriptMaps.com!
#mapart #handdrawn #maps #mapmaker
Save 25% on map prints at ManuscriptMaps.com!
#mapart #handdrawn #maps #mapmaker
Creating some map bookmarks that I’ll give away with every purchase. 🗺️
April 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Creating some map bookmarks that I’ll give away with every purchase. 🗺️
🌸 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 👌🏻
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
🌸 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 👌🏻
Save 20% at ManuscriptMaps.com
Freshen up your home with a beautiful hand-drawn #map, or get that perfect gift 👌🏻
Thanks! ☺️
Attended Living North today at York Racecourse and met Dr Kevin Sheehan a cartographic artist from Market Weighton who produces a wide range of maps and map-related gifts so if interested please look at his website www.ManuscriptMaps.com
Manuscript Maps : The Art of Cartography
Manuscript Maps sells fine art prints of hand drawn cartography. Perfect gift ideas, maps include whisky distilleries of Scotland, gin brands of Britain and Ireland, the Shipping Forecast, Yorkshire, ...
www.ManuscriptMaps.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thanks! ☺️
I’m at York Racecourse this weekend for #LivingNorthLive 🌼
If you’re in the area, come say Hi! 👋
It’s on through Sunday!
If you’re in the area, come say Hi! 👋
It’s on through Sunday!
March 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I’m at York Racecourse this weekend for #LivingNorthLive 🌼
If you’re in the area, come say Hi! 👋
It’s on through Sunday!
If you’re in the area, come say Hi! 👋
It’s on through Sunday!
What’s better than one map? 🤔
Two maps! 🗺️🗺️
Buy one map and get the second one 80% off! 😲
www.manuscriptmaps.com
#BOGO #Sale #mapart
Two maps! 🗺️🗺️
Buy one map and get the second one 80% off! 😲
www.manuscriptmaps.com
#BOGO #Sale #mapart
February 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What’s better than one map? 🤔
Two maps! 🗺️🗺️
Buy one map and get the second one 80% off! 😲
www.manuscriptmaps.com
#BOGO #Sale #mapart
Two maps! 🗺️🗺️
Buy one map and get the second one 80% off! 😲
www.manuscriptmaps.com
#BOGO #Sale #mapart
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! 🙏
It’s kept me very busy - but I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Thanks so much for supporting my business! 🙏
January 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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! 🙏
It’s kept me very busy - but I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Thanks so much for supporting my business! 🙏
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! 🥃
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
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! 🥃
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! 🥃
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! 👍
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
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! 👍
If you ordered a map since 17 Dec - thanks so much! I’m working hard to get them posted ASAP! 👍
#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.
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.
December 29, 2024 at 4:20 PM
#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.
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.
So pleased the Durham Christmas Market is back open today!
December 8, 2024 at 3:08 PM
So pleased the Durham Christmas Market is back open today!
Absolutely!
The fact that Disney bought Star Wars and bought the Muppets and haven’t done a Muppets Star Wars is a crime.
December 7, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Absolutely!