Alex McPhee Prairie Heart Maps
Howdy!
Nice to meet you!
I'm an independent cartographer based in Grasslands National Park, Canada. It's as fun as it sounds!
In addition to publishing my own work, I accept contracts and am currently soliciting new customers.
Find my Twitter at @ksituan.
Portfolio
Reference Maps
The gold standard of wall maps. Internationally recognized, Canadian printed.
Start your tradition of cartographic excellence today:
Alex McPhee's Province of Alberta (1:750,000)
The best in its class.
- Highly Commended (BCS, Stanfords Award, 2021)
- Best Reference Map (Cartography and GISociety, 2020)
- Best in Design (S) (NACIS, 2019)
Alex McPhee's Province of Saskatchewan (1:800,000)
I'm 300 hours into this project and I hope to publish next year.
- Every grain elevator
- Every grid road
- Hutterite colonies
- Treaty boundaries
- Reserve surrenders
Political Work
As a past federal candidate and professional election data analyst, I provide various progressive mapping and strategic services.
I also sell Canada's best printed election maps:
Election Cartograms
Innovative grid cartogram format ideal for classrooms and offices. Or maybe you know someone who ran?
Starting at $50 in 2022 →Saskatchewan Posters
A local product series available at craft markets and museum gift shops throughout the province.
Saskatchewan R.M. Maps
Historical map posters with modern relief shading. All rural municipalities available on request.
12”18”Starting at $25 in 2022 →
Prairie Heart Series
Rural municipalities, Hutterite colonies, Francophone populations, hunting zones, and more - there's a 12” x 18” poster for every interest.
12”18”Starting at $25 in 2022 →Thematic Maps
These one-off maps demonstrate the wide variety of subjects I work with. Click to open in a new tab.
Population Balance in the Nunavut Legislature
Landforms of Saskatchewan
Error in the Public Land Survey System
Most Common Ethnicities of Canada
Population of Canada
Religion in the Dominion of Newfoundland
Alaska's Human Universe
Community-Issued Travel Restrictions
Edmonton's Missing Middle
Election Maps
Saskatchewan general election, 2020
Canadian Politics: 2015 vs. 2019
Senedd Cymru forecast, 2021 (LeanTossup.ca)
United Kingdom general election, 2019
India general election, 2019
Alaska House of Representatives election, 2020
State Legislatures
An orphaned political mapping project in need of a wealthy benefactor.
See all 50 →Fictional Maps
Governmental Freedom in North America, 2068
Kanamonta Province
New Israel provincial election, 2017
Western Canadian sovereignty crisis, 2020
Mispon Province
Republic of Terra Nova
United Counties of Last Day and Radium
Territorial History of Connecticut
Appendix
Interested in starting your own map business? Here's all of my advice on how to work with a commercial press.
Want to offer me a full-time position? Read my résumé here.