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'''Stephen Raw''' is a British artist who drew the seven maps for the revised version of ''The Lord of the Rings'' published in 1994, and used in all subsequent English editions. Raw was commissioned by the publishers [[HarperCollins]] and worked under the tutilage of [[Christopher Tolkien]] (who had drawn the originals for his father, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]). | '''Stephen Raw''' (born [[1952]]) is a British artist who drew the seven maps for the revised version of ''The Lord of the Rings'' published in 1994, and used in all subsequent English editions. Raw was commissioned by the publishers [[HarperCollins]] and worked under the tutilage of [[Christopher Tolkien]] (who had drawn the originals for his father, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]). | ||
Christopher Tolkien wrote "A Note on the Maps" (page 1140 of the one-volume edition) in which he gives an explanation of the background to the maps. Raw also keeps an extensive archive of letters and faxes from Christopher while they worked on the maps for ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>'' | Christopher Tolkien wrote "A Note on the Maps" (page 1140 of the one-volume edition) in which he gives an explanation of the background to the maps.<ref>''[http://www.tolkienmaps.com/index.html Tolkienmaps.com]'', as of June 21, 2010. (external link)</ref> Raw also keeps an extensive archive of letters and faxes from Christopher while they worked on the maps for ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/06/20/37152-british-artist-who-drew-the-maps-for-j-r-r-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-visits-usa/#more-37152 British artist, who drew the maps for J R R Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' visits USA] at Theonering.net as of June 21, 2010. (external link)</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.tolkienmaps.com/index.html Tolkienmaps.com] (official site for the maps) | *[http://www.tolkienmaps.com/index.html Tolkienmaps.com] (official site for the maps) | ||
*[http://www.stephenraw.com/ Stephenraw.com] (official homepage) | *[http://www.stephenraw.com/ Stephenraw.com] (official homepage) | ||
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[[CATEGORY:Cartographers|Raw, Stephen]] | [[CATEGORY:Cartographers|Raw, Stephen]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:29, 26 July 2010
Stephen Raw (born 1952) is a British artist who drew the seven maps for the revised version of The Lord of the Rings published in 1994, and used in all subsequent English editions. Raw was commissioned by the publishers HarperCollins and worked under the tutilage of Christopher Tolkien (who had drawn the originals for his father, J.R.R. Tolkien).
Christopher Tolkien wrote "A Note on the Maps" (page 1140 of the one-volume edition) in which he gives an explanation of the background to the maps.[1] Raw also keeps an extensive archive of letters and faxes from Christopher while they worked on the maps for The Lord of the Rings.[2]
External links
- Tolkienmaps.com (official site for the maps)
- Stephenraw.com (official homepage)
References
- ↑ Tolkienmaps.com, as of June 21, 2010. (external link)
- ↑ British artist, who drew the maps for J R R Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' visits USA at Theonering.net as of June 21, 2010. (external link)
