US Pricing
Indicative figures for bespoke maps of American ranches, plantations and estates
Studio maps from $19,500. Full commissions from $35,000.
A Note on Scale
Scale is the relationship between the printed map and the land. At 1:5,000, an inch on the paper is roughly 400 feet on the ground: the finest of the usual scales, with individual fields and ponds named and individual trees drawn, and ideal up to around 10,000 acres. There is also a practical limit to size, a map much over five feet high needs a step-ladder to read the top. So larger properties are drawn at 1:15,000, and the very largest at 1:25,000. Individual fields are still named; the map is simply pitched at the scale of the whole landscape. The smaller scale takes over as acreage grows, and the tables below show both where they apply.
For a smaller property, there is a natural limit in the other direction. A modest acreage can still make a large and beautiful map, drawn as finely as 1:3,000, but the scale is not enlarged beyond that: stretched too far, the detail coarsens and the map loses the precision that is the point of it. The aim is always a map that rewards close looking, whatever the size of the land.
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 research, time on the ground, and the scale of the final print. Largely wooded or open rangeland 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. Properties with a much larger context, or non-contiguous across several parcels, are quoted individually.
Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and the historic South generally: principally estates, plantations and mixed sporting properties.
| Size | Studio MapDrawn from survey data, boundary records and aerial imagery. No site visit. | Full CommissionAnthony comes to the property: survey on the ground, boundaries walked, tracks driven. | ||
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| 1:5,000 | 1:15,000 | 1:5,000 | 1:15,000 | |
| 1,000 ac | $24,000 | — | $35,000 | — |
| 2,000 ac | $32,000 | — | $45,000 | — |
| 5,000 ac | $50,000 | $38,000 | $90,000 | $68,000 |
| 10,000 ac | $66,000 | $50,000 | $150,000 | $100,000 |
| 20,000 ac | $82,000 | $62,000 | $205,000 | $135,000 |
| 1,000 ac | 1:5,000$24,000 |
| 2,000 ac | 1:5,000$32,000 |
| 5,000 ac | 1:5,000$50,000 1:15,000$38,000 |
| 10,000 ac | 1:5,000$66,000 1:15,000$50,000 |
| 20,000 ac | 1:5,000$82,000 1:15,000$62,000 |
| 1,000 ac | 1:5,000$35,000 |
| 2,000 ac | 1:5,000$45,000 |
| 5,000 ac | 1:5,000$90,000 1:15,000$68,000 |
| 10,000 ac | 1:5,000$150,000 1:15,000$100,000 |
| 20,000 ac | 1:5,000$205,000 1:15,000$135,000 |
- The 1:5,000 scale is the finest, with individual fields and ponds named and individual trees drawn, and is available up to 20,000 acres for a large, highly detailed map.
- The 1:15,000 scale is the more affordable option, drawn at a smaller scale suited to the wider landscape; individual fields are still named.
- The lowest full commission figure is a minimum and includes Anthony's travel from the UK.
Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Texas and parts of California: principally cattle ranches, elk and deer hunting properties and legacy ranch holdings. Generally less historically complex than East Coast properties.
| Size | Studio MapDrawn from survey data, boundary records and aerial imagery. No site visit. | Full CommissionAnthony comes to the property: survey on the ground, boundaries walked, tracks driven. | ||
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| 1:5,000 | 1:15,000 | 1:5,000 | 1:15,000 | |
| 2,000 ac | $22,500 | — | $40,000 | — |
| 5,000 ac | $31,000 | $23,000 | $52,000 | $40,000 |
| 10,000 ac | $38,000 | $29,000 | $66,000 | $50,000 |
| 20,000 ac | $44,000 | $33,000 | $78,000 | $60,000 |
| 50,000 ac | $70,000 | $52,000 | $140,000 | $100,000 |
| 100,000 ac | $120,000 | $70,000 | $200,000 | $135,000 |
| 2,000 ac | 1:5,000$22,500 |
| 5,000 ac | 1:5,000$31,000 1:15,000$23,000 |
| 10,000 ac | 1:5,000$38,000 1:15,000$29,000 |
| 20,000 ac | 1:5,000$44,000 1:15,000$33,000 |
| 50,000 ac | 1:5,000$70,000 1:15,000$52,000 |
| 100,000 ac | 1:5,000$120,000 1:15,000$70,000 |
| 2,000 ac | 1:5,000$40,000 |
| 5,000 ac | 1:5,000$52,000 1:15,000$40,000 |
| 10,000 ac | 1:5,000$66,000 1:15,000$50,000 |
| 20,000 ac | 1:5,000$78,000 1:15,000$60,000 |
| 50,000 ac | 1:5,000$140,000 1:15,000$100,000 |
| 100,000 ac | 1:5,000$200,000 1:15,000$135,000 |
- The 1:15,000 scale is the more affordable option, drawn at a smaller scale suited to the wider landscape; individual fields are still named.
- The very largest properties can also be drawn at 1:25,000, the most affordable option at scale; a full commission at 1:25,000 runs from around $90,000.
- The lowest full commission figure is a minimum and includes Anthony's travel from the UK.
Two Ways to Commission
The Studio Map
A decorative map drawn in the studio from survey data, boundary records and aerial imagery, without a site visit. Field, pasture and woodland names and sizes, land use, water, tracks and boundaries, 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 property: walking the boundaries, driving the trails, talking to the manager, the hands and the family, and returning across more than one season where the land warrants it. The map is drawn from the survey he gathers on the ground. 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.
For how a commission works, from first conversation to delivery, see The Process.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you want Anthony on your land, riding the boundaries, talking to your manager, 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, the place passing to the next generation, or simply the wish to have it 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 property can be drawn as it will become rather than as it stands: the pastures being restored, the buildings still to come. Being mid-project is never a reason to wait.
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For a full commission, yes. Anthony travels to the United States several times a year, and a site visit is part of every full commission, typically one to two weeks on the ground, sometimes across more than one season. Travel is included within the figures shown. A studio map does not require a visit.
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Yes, and for many clients it is the most valued part of the work. The written history, the names of pastures and crossings, the families who lived and worked the land, the archaeology and the archival record, is typeset within the framed print itself. For Southern plantations in particular, where the story runs from Creek removal through the cotton and field-trial eras, this kind of research is a significant part of the commission. See the Knowledge Capture page for more.
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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 property every pasture, crossing and blind can be named and drawn; on a 100,000-acre operation the emphasis shifts to the broader geography, the ranges, the drainages, 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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Each map is printed on heavyweight archival Giclée paper by a specialist fine-art printer in London, with pigment inks that hold for around two hundred years. Maps are rolled and shipped in a reinforced tube for framing locally, or framing can be arranged in Britain through Derek Tanous and the framed work shipped by Momart, the fine-art handlers, with white-glove delivery to your door.