turnofthecenturies
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turnofthecenturies
Architectural Map-drawings, Watercolor City MapsWatertown, New York 2313 Sales On Etsy since 2007
STATE TREEscape Map Drawing (Art Print) American USA State Trees Earth Day Arbor Day Print Home Decor Tree Hugger Arborist Forest Gift
$28.00
BROOKLYN Map Street Map NEW YORK City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Wall Decor
$20.00
SEATTLE Map Watercolor City Block Plan (Original Watercolor Commission) WASHINGTON Map Wedding Gift Anniversary Pacific Northwest Wall Art
$370.00
MANHATTAN Street Map City Map Drawing Black Grey Ink (Art Print) NEW YORK Wedding Realtor Gift Central Park Midtown Uptown Downtown
$28.00
Announcement
Architectural Map-Drawings: Drawn By Hand: original drawings, watercolor city maps, art prints, postcards & books
If you are interested in my drawings of the Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Days Saints, please visit my other shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TOTCtemples
To view a wider range of my work, please visit www.turnofthecenturies.squarespace.com
To see more of my process, work and travels, as well as coupons and giveaways, find me on:
● Instagram: @turnofthecenturies
● Facebook: www.facebook.com/TurnOfTheCenturies
● Twitter: @TurnOTCenturies
● Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/TurnOTCenturies
thank you!
Announcement
Architectural Map-Drawings: Drawn By Hand: original drawings, watercolor city maps, art prints, postcards & books
If you are interested in my drawings of the Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Days Saints, please visit my other shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TOTCtemples
To view a wider range of my work, please visit www.turnofthecenturies.squarespace.com
To see more of my process, work and travels, as well as coupons and giveaways, find me on:
● Instagram: @turnofthecenturies
● Facebook: www.facebook.com/TurnOfTheCenturies
● Twitter: @TurnOTCenturies
● Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/TurnOTCenturies
thank you!
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SPOKANE Map Watercolor Print WASHINGTON City Block Plan (Art Print) Gonzaga Graduation Wedding Anniversary Realtor Gift Wall Decor
$20.00
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TACOMA Map Black Watercolor Print WASHINGTON City Block Plan (Art Print) Anniversary Wedding Gift Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Wall Decor
$20.00
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SPOKANE Map Watercolor City Block Plan (Original Watercolor Commission) WASHINGTON Map Wedding Gift Anniversary Pacific Northwest Wall Art
$400.00
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SPOKANE Map Street Map WASHINGTON City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Wall Decor
$20.00
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Custom Watercolor Map YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Block Plan (Original Watercolor Commission) 12x12 Square Painting
$260.00
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BROOKLYN Map Street Map NEW YORK City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Wall Decor
$20.00
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DUBROVNIK Map Watercolor Print CROATIA Block Plan (Art Print) Old Town Architectural Drawing European Travel Decor Anniversary Wedding Gift
$14.00
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Custom Watercolor Map YOUR TOWN Block Plan (Original Watercolor Commission) 10x10 Square Painting Wedding Gift Anniversary
$200.00
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CHATTANOOGA Map Watercolor City Block Plan (Original Watercolor Commission) TENNESSEE Art Map Wedding Gift Anniversary Wall Decor
$370.00
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CHATTANOOGA Map Watercolor Print Tennessee City Block Plan (Art Print) Anniversary Wedding Graduation Realtor Gift Wall Rust Ochre Orange
$20.00
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CHATTANOOGA Map Street Map TENNESSEE City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Wall Decor
$20.00
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VIENNA Map Street Map AUSTRIA City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Wall Decor
$20.00
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DAHLIA Mosaic Botanical Watercolor (Art Print) Floral Flower Wall Decor
$14.00
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DAHLIA Natural Botanical Watercolor (Art Print) Floral Flower Wall Decor
$14.00
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BUCHAREST Map Street Map ROMANIA City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Travel Poster Wall Decor
$20.00
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TREE RINGS Natural Botanical Watercolor (Art Print) Wood Woodsy Wall Decor
$14.00
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Custom City Lines Map YOUR CITY Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Wall Decor
$100.00
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Custom Watercolor Map YOUR CITY Block Plan (Original Watercolor Commission) 16x16 Square Painting Wedding Gift Anniversary
$430.00
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PALMA de MALLORCA Map Street Map SPAIN City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Travel Poster Wall Decor
$20.00
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LISBON Map Street Map PORTUGAL City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Wall Decor
$20.00
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Customized WEDDING SIGN Signatures City MAP Watercolor City Block Plan (Art Print) Choose Any of the City Maps in my Shop
$60.00
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BUDAPEST Map Street Map HUNGARY City Map Drawing Black and White (Art Print) Wedding Anniversary Gift Wall Decor
$20.00
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LONDON UK Map Watercolor City Block Plan (Original Watercolor Commission) ENGLAND Map Wedding Gift Anniversary British Wall Art
$400.00
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LONDON Map Watercolor Print UK City Block Plan (Art Print) Anniversary Wedding Graduation Realtor Gift England Wall Decor Yellow Ochre
$20.00
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About
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Drawing in the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, on fellowship from the University of Virginia.
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My first Watercolor City Blocks Map was of Seattle, in January 2015.
Architectural Map-Drawings
I started Turn-of-the-Centuries in 2007 while I was very busy working in an architecture and urban design firm in Savannah Georgia. I moved to Savannah because it was an amazing place to draw. Historic buildings - not always the "George Washington slept here" variety, but the real places people live and work, the walls and windows that have seen the passage of time, the odd embellishments owners have added to express themselves - these have a special allure for me. I loved my job, but I craved my own imprint. So, at night and on weekends I made drawings of Savannah's streetscapes.
I also made drawings as a way to capture other places I travelled, like Portland OR and New Orleans. I try to capture the essence of what I felt there. I "feel" a place as I walk it, through its building facades, streets, trees and its urban plan. The concept of Architectural Map-Drawings, a unique combination of architectural facades and maps, or plans, emerged as a quintessential expression of the character of a place.
After I'd lived in Savannah for seven years, I moved to Alexandria Virginia and became a happy tourist of the Washington DC area, making new streetscape drawings. I immersed myself in graduate school to learn more about these buildings I love to draw, as well as the history of architectural drawing and mapping. (I wrote a thesis on maps of Savannah! "you can take the girl out of Savannah, but you can't take Savannah out of the girl" my mother said.) I learned about the amazing drawings of the early Renaissance, as artists, architects and cartographers combined plan, elevation, section, perspective and cartography to visualize their designs and to synthesize perceptions of their cities and places. I studied (and made) bird's eye view drawings in Rome.
Now, I am taking up this long tradition of chorography to describe, document and cherish great places. I hope to foster and support the appreciation we all have for special places and the desire for mementos of these places - to frame, to hang, to send a greeting. I enjoy custom work. Please contact me if I can help illustrate your place-memory with an Architectural Map-Drawing.
Follow me on Instagram (@turnofthecenturies) to see what I'm working on and looking at, and where I live and travel.
If you are interested in the beautiful Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Days Saints, please visit my other shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TOTCtemples
I've recently relocated my temple pieces from this shop into a shop of their own. You'll find Original Drawings, Watercolors, Prints and Note Cards.
Shop members
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Kirsten
Owner, Designer
I love drawing architecture. I love maps. I trained in architecture at Virginia Tech and architectural history at the University of Virginia. I want to capture places I love by drawing them. And I hope to share these places, this love, with you.
Shop policies
Please Ask for quantities greater than listed. I print to order.
Please let me know what you think. I aim to please.
Your Art Print or Watercolor Print is made on premium epson paper, printed with archival inks.
Your Original Watercolor City Map is made on heavy smooth white bristol paper.
Your note card or postcard is printed with epson archival ink and hand-cut/ folded.
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
Shipping
Large bulk postcard orders ship in cardboard boxes with protective padding inside.
Prints smaller than 16" x 20" ship flat, backed by 100% recycled acid-free backing board in a clear, sealed cellophane sleeve. Packaged flat in an industrial board envelope.
Prints larger than 16" x 20" ship rolled, in a clear cellophane sleeve, in a heavy-duty mailing tube.
Original Drawings and Watercolors ship flat to preserve the integrity of the heavier bristol or watercolor paper. They are packaged in a clear, sealed cellophane sleeve, protected between two sheets of 100% recycled acid-free backing board and shipped in an industrial board envelope.
I ship weekly, on Wednesdays or Thursdays. However, please check my Shop Announcement on the top of the front page in case of a shipping delay while I am travelling.
WITHIN THE US, I ship United States Postal Service First Class for prints 11" x 14" and smaller. Larger items must ship Priority (2-3 days within the US). Please let me know if you need your order sooner and I'll do my best to get it to you quickly, including shipping upgrades if needed.
For Shipping OUTSIDE THE US, I cannot guarantee an undamaged or timely arrival. I'm sorry - this is a risk of international shipping. But, I will do my very best to package and ship your order with the best chance for an undamaged and timely arrival!