After many weeks of production, we here at Springer Cartographics couldn’t be happier to announce the release of the Cartography Design Annual #1 book. Conceived, edited, and designed by me, Nick Springer, the intention of the book is to provide an annual gallery some of the best designed maps from around the world.

We plan on doing this every year with new maps from each calendar year. The book features a wide range of creative styles, with a primary focus on the quality of the visual designs. There are a number of other annual map books, but they all focus on maps created with particular software packages.

The book is available now for purchase from Lulu.com, an on-demand book printer, for $39.95 plus shipping. Hopefully in a month or two it will also be available from the main online book sellers like Amazon.com and BN.com.