Le Cartographiste – Greg Franco | Experienced freelance map illustrator and map designer

Hey, nice to meet you! I’m Greg Franco, also known as Le Cartographiste, an experienced freelance map illustrator and map designer working with publishers, magazines, and the tourism industry.

With 20+ years of experience as an illustrator, I specialize in illustrated maps designed to tell a story, as well as functional maps that help understand a place, and travel-inspired spot illustrations. My work has been featured in multiple publications, including a New York Times Best Seller, and I’ve collaborated with clients such as Vanity Fair, Visit Napa Valley, Deutsche Bahn, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Gestalten, Hachette…

LATEST WORKS
Illustrated map of France representing seven infrastructure across France: bridges, car parks, dams...
Tour de France des infrastructures
Illustrated map for a magazine
Illustrated map of Ashtabula County featuring wineries, covered bridges, metroparks, beaches and tourism offices
Ashtabula County - Ohio Wine Country
Illustrated map for a visitors guide
Western part of Wyoming with landmarks such as Yellowstone National Park or Grand Teton National Park
Travel Wyoming
Illustrated map for visitor guide
Vertical illustrated map of a private property in France with illustrations representing the main house, watermills and a key landscape element
Chazal du Crest
Illustrated property map
6 black and white country maps: 2 maps of Turkey, 2 maps of Guatemala, 1 map of Ghana and A map of Indonesia
Waste Wars
Maps for book
Illustrated map of the lower Maurienne Valley for Explore Maurienne Magazine.
Explore Maurienne
Editorial tourist map
Hand-drawn map of the USA with highlighted states related to the book content
Stories from a Stranger
Illustrated map for a book
Loop hike trail map in Alpes d'Huez
Alpes Magazine
Hiking trail maps for a magazine
Illustrated map of China hilighting an itnerary between Xi'an, Lanzhou, Urumqi and Kashgar
Map of China
For Youtube videos

For work and insights specifically focused on illustrated maps for the travel and tourism industry, you can also visit my dedicated platform: illustratedtouristmaps.com.

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