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Map illustrations used in various documentaries.
Four examples from History Channels, 'Prison Chronicles Series.' The first pass illustrations weren't high enough in detail. The finals took on average about a day to draw before adding the tone.
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Attica Maximum Security State Prison, NY
Tower of London, U.K.
Alcatraz Prison, CA
Devil's Island, French Penal Colony, French Guiana
Developed at the same time as, 'Prison Chronicles,' 'History's Greatest Escapes,' required a notably different graphic look. Some examples from the series.
Escaping Devil's Island, French Guiana
Bombing of Laos, Vietnam War
Escaping Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia 1
Escaping Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia 2
The diagrammatic style above was favored by the producers over the storyboard style below.
Independent film maker, 'Ed Nachtrieb's, WW2 documentary based on, Charles S. McCandles book. The master map below is animated throughout the documentary.
History's Greatest - Most Casual - Breakout - San Quentin, CA
M&P; sadly no longer at large.
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