COLOUR SHIPPING FORECAST MAP
by Manuscript Maps


Viking, Forties, Dogger, Fisher, Sole. The Shipping Forecast is a much-loved staple of BBC Radio and a unique part of British culture. Carefully recited to a highly technical formula, the forecast is nature translated into poetry.

My Shipping Forecast Map is one of my best-sellers. The original was drawn by hand in 2014, and the first colour version was released in 2017. In 2020, I created a second edition black & white map, which was was significantly expanded with new additions like the Inshore Waters, the Beaufort Scale, maritime signal flags, and many new decorations.

In 2022, I partnered with a master watercolour artist to bring you another limited edition colour Shipping Forecast Map. Her beautiful and intricate painting is replicated in 200 fine-art giclée prints. These prints use the finest Canon pigment-based inks, ensuring there will be no loss or change of colour for decades.

For anyone who loves the Forecast, or all things nautical, this map makes a spectacular gift.


This map is also available with a mount (mat-board). View my other listings to find it.



~~~~~~~ MAP PRINT DETAILS ~~~~~~~~

  • Prints are signed by me, dated, and numbered out of a print run of 200.
  • Limited edition print.
  • Prints measure 57 x 42 cm.
  • Print is designed to fit into a standard 20 x 26” frame with a 16 x 22” mount.
  • Printed on high-quality 300gsm light cream card (FSC carbon neutral | archival | acid free).
  • The paper has an antique 'laid' texture - perfect for maps!

~~~~~~~~ SHIPPING DETAILS ~~~~~~~~

  • Prints by themselves are shipped rolled-up in recyclable plastic inside a firm cardboard tube, and sent with Royal Mail.
  • Prints can be shipped worldwide.

Please note - the framed pictures are for illustrative purposes only. The listing does not include a frame.

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Beautiful cartography makes wonderful art for your home, or an extraordinary gift that will be treasured for years. 

Superbly detailed and interesting maps are hand-drawn by artist & cartographer Kevin Sheehan, and Manuscript Maps sells high-quality prints of this hand-drawn original cartographic artwork. 

There is a fine art to cartography, and a beauty that can only be obtained by drawing maps by hand using traditional techniques.


Thanks for looking, please check out my other maps!