Mr Ward's Map: Victorian Wellington Street by Street

Mr Ward's Map is an epic book about Pōneke's social history told through a series of maps: 88 sheets produced in the late 1800s by a surveyor, Thomas Ward.

The book by Elizabeth Cox is delightful: comprehensive and engaging, and the historical imagery is exquisite.

Check it out, page by page:

Want to know about the design process?

Find out more about it in this blogpost where I unpack the design decisions.

Mr Ward's Map is on the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist!

The judges comments include:

From the dust jacket and typography to the pairing of historic photographs with relevant map excerpts, this book has been artfully designed — bringing navigational clarity to the complexities of the map.

See the full shortlist at the NZ Book Awards website