About

Woman in a wetsuit in a small yellow boat with a green surfboard strapped on top.

My name is Courtney Edwards

I make maps.

Looking down on a tree-lined rocky seashore in British Columbia with waves breaking on the beach.

These maps exist so that you can tell good stories and plan your next trip.

With these maps hung on your wall you will be able to explain to people where you just were, and where you want to go. These maps are for storytelling, planning, and dreaming, with the added bonus of looking great.

A scuba diver in British Columbia in a big school of rockfish.

Of all the people in the world who need maps and dreams it’s waterpeople: folks on power boats and fish boats; the people who travel by wind, whether they are on sailboats, or on boards with sails or kites or wings; and all the surfers and wave sliders and the other board riders; the folks who dive deep; the people who make that hike down to the seashore at low tide, or trek up that mountain to look out to sea at sunset; and especially all the waterpeople who are ocean advocates, tirelessly fighting for the long term sustainability of our shared marine spaces. Waterpeople need more than a nautical chart on the wall, they deserve something that feels like a place feels and makes you want to get outthere. Water people need beautiful maps.

Captain. Cartographer.

Ocean Obsessed. I am the captain of a fine little ship called Whisky Jack II. I live at sea with my husband Tristan (an animal enthusiast, marine biologist, and commercial diver). Most years, we travel up and down the BC coast doing marine science and mapping work. We recently finished a 10,000 mile bluewater trip around the north-east Pacific.

My formal education is in Geography.

At university I focused on marine resource management with an emphasis on digital cartography. My informal education is far more interesting. I grew up rural on the BC coast. I come from a family that makes things (weavers, painters, pantry stuffing canners, photographers, boat builders) and I have been doing art and making things since I was a kid. For me, cartography strikes a perfect balance between the rigors of science, the applicability of a trade, and the creativity of art.

Satellite imagery of British Columbia's Central Coast (also called the Great Bear Rainforest) with bright lines showing the track a sailboat has taken

Did I mention that I love maps?

I combined my love of cartography and my love of the sea into this map collection.

Maps are important. They are for remembering where we come from and imagining where we're going. They are for telling stories and coming up with wild schemes late at night around the table with friends. When a map is hung on a wall it gives us a daily reminder of what's possible and helps remind us to put in the work towards our goals: places we want to go, things we want to do, all in the quest to live a life that we can proudly call our own.

A person standing on a pier trying to look like they are holding a far off boat between their hands

I hope you find what you're looking for in my collections.

Every map and design you see here was made by me.

If you are convinced that you have an amazing idea for a map or want something customized then feel free to contact me. I am always open to interesting and compelling cartography projects.

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