UK Pricing
Indicative figures for bespoke maps of estates, farms and shoots in Britain
Studio maps from £11,000. Full commissions from £25,000.
Indicative figures only · Every commission is quoted individually
Every commission is quoted individually following an initial conversation; the figures below are a guide. The principal factors are landscape complexity, the depth of historical and archaeological research, time on the ground, and the scale of the final print. Largely wooded or moorland ground costs less than complex, mixed country of trees, streams, paddocks and varied ground, which takes far more cartographic work per acre.
Assumptions: Prices assume a contiguous property. Squared up to include the surrounding context, drawn at a lower level of detail, the total map area should be no more than three times the acreage of the property itself. A 1,000-acre estate, for example, should square up to no more than 3,000 acres in total. Properties with a much larger context, or non-contiguous across several parcels, are quoted individually.
Estates, farms and shoots within the British Isles.
| Size | Studio MapDrawn from survey data, OS and RPA boundaries and aerial imagery. No site visit. | Full CommissionAnthony comes to the property: survey on the ground, boundaries walked, tracks driven. |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1,000 ac | £11,000 | £25,000 |
| Up to 2,000 ac | £15,000 | £39,500 |
| Up to 4,000 ac | £24,000 | £62,000 |
| Up to 8,000 ac | £38,000 | £97,500 |
| Above 8,000 ac | By quotation | By quotation |
| Up to 1,000 ac | £11,000 |
| Up to 2,000 ac | £15,000 |
| Up to 4,000 ac | £24,000 |
| Up to 8,000 ac | £38,000 |
| Above 8,000 ac | By quotation |
| Up to 1,000 ac | £25,000 |
| Up to 2,000 ac | £39,500 |
| Up to 4,000 ac | £62,000 |
| Up to 8,000 ac | £97,500 |
| Above 8,000 ac | By quotation |
- Full Commission prices include the site visit, GPS and drone survey, all studio and illustration work, and the final archival print.
- Framing is arranged separately through Derek Tanous; a 4ft × 3ft frame is typically around £5,000, individually quoted.
- Larger properties, such as Highland estates or extensive moors, are drawn at a smaller scale and quoted individually.
Two Ways to Commission
The Studio Map
A decorative map drawn in the studio from survey data, OS and RPA boundaries and aerial imagery, without a site visit. Field, woodland and pasture names and sizes, land use, rights of way, water and tracks, drawn and lettered to the same cartographic standard as every commission. A studio map does not include extended historical research, archaeology or original illustrations. It is a beautiful, accurate record of the land, and for many properties the natural way to begin.
The Full Commission
A full commission begins with Anthony on the land: walking the boundaries, driving the tracks, talking to the keeper, the manager and the family, and returning across more than one season where the ground warrants it. The map is drawn from the survey he gathers there. It is where the depth comes from, the history, the archaeology, the names recorded nowhere else, the hidden details, and the original illustrations by Jonathan Pointer, the originals yours to keep. The condensed history of the property is typeset within the framed print. The result exists nowhere else in the world.
For how a commission works, from first conversation to delivery, see The Process.
Full commission prices include the site visit, survey, all studio and illustration work, and the final archival print. Framing is arranged separately through Derek Tanous, one of Europe's finest traditional framers; a 4ft by 3ft frame is typically around £5,000, individually quoted.
Founded in 2013. More than three million acres mapped across four continents. There is currently a waiting list for new commissions; early enquiry is recommended.
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If you want Anthony on your land, walking the boundaries, talking to your keeper, finding what no map has recorded, that is a full commission. If you would like a beautifully produced decorative map made from survey data without a site visit, a studio map is the right place to begin. Many studio-map clients return for a full commission when something changes: new land, a significant occasion, or simply the wish to have the place properly recorded.
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Most clients don't. A map can be made now and updated later, around a fifth of each year's work is returning to maps already made. Or the estate can be drawn as it will become rather than as it stands: at one Wiltshire estate, a parkland still under construction was mapped complete, giving the owners a record of the finished vision in advance. Being mid-project is never a reason to wait.
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There is no upper limit. The largest commission to date ran to around 110,000 acres, and larger is possible. The consideration is scale: on a 10,000-acre estate every field, pond and gateway can be named and drawn; on a 100,000-acre property the emphasis shifts to the broader geography, the ranges, the rivers, the working divisions of the land. Both make compelling maps, but they are different commissions, and worth discussing before work begins.
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A studio map typically takes eight to fourteen weeks from commission to delivery. A full commission takes between four and eighteen months, depending on scope and the site visits involved.
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Framing through Derek Tanous is arranged separately and paid directly to him. Every frame is individually quoted; as a guide, a 4ft by 3ft frame is typically around £5,000. Larger and more elaborate frames cost more, and Anthony can advise on what suits the property.
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Yes. New land, new planting, new buildings, further illustrations: returning to maps already made is a regular part of the work, and the map grows with the property.