Selected works

Each piece is reproduced from an original held in a public archive or private collection. Scan quality prioritised over artificial enhancement.

Alps · 1894

Topographic · 1:50,000 · Hand-colored engraving

A meticulous survey of the Bernese Oberland. The shading is so delicate you can almost feel the wind on the ridges.

Hydrographic · 1:100,000 · Lithograph

Irrigation canals, ancient tells, and the shifting mouths of the river. A map that reads like a history lesson.

Urban plan · 1:5,000 · Color print

Temple grounds, machiya blocks, and the Kamo river. The legend includes every tea house.

Celestial · 1:2,500,000 · Photolithograph

Pre-Apollo era selenography. Craters named after scientists, poets, and a few obscure saints.