. "Not only does it convey an atlas worth of information, but its beauty is inspiring." –MLD, Colorado Springs, Colorado...

The "Essential Geography" map of the United States is terrific. It is filled with all the information you'd expect, and...

Note: Essential Geography of the USA images are from the 1st edition. Until the publication of the Essential Geography...

My new (Nov. 2015) Artist's Statement

Click on the link below to download a full-size PDF that compares the amount of geographic content on the Essential Geography with the amount of geographic...

The combined influences of land, water, air and all living things converge to sculpt the Earth's surface into a work of functional art called...

The 38th Annual Map Competition of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) selected "The Essential Geography of the...

My name is Dave Imus. I've made maps as Imus Geographics since 1983. A lifetime Oregonian, I received a...

By Peter Eberhardt, Geographic Editor This new map by national award winning cartographer David Imus portrays the geographic essence of the...

In Classical Cartography: The Missing Genre, I show what I see as the path to geographic enlightenment in America. The...

Selected works by Dave Imus, making maps as Imus Geographics since 1983    Roseburg Metropolitan Area, Oregon: 1983 / 1:23,400 / ink on mylar, hand-lettered with...