new-caledonia-maps

This repository contains code used to generate the graphics for the post Mapping the Scottish Colony 'New Caledonia'.

Output

Map	Light	Dark
preview
world
panama
overview

Map data

Data is downloaded from:

• NaturalEarthData.com, for coastline and hillshade data,
• OpenStreetMap, for coastline data near New Caledonia,
• USGS.gov for SRTM/elevation data.

Note: An account is required to download data from USGS.gov's data-explorer.

make download-new-data
make download-osm-data
make download-srtm-data

Installing software dependencies

Please install:

• Docker
• Python
• Poetry: https://python-poetry.org

Then run:

make install
make build

Generating graphics

First the hillshade graphics need to be created by running:

make preview-hillshade
make panama-hillshade
make overview-hillshade

Warnings are expected when the scripts are run, and may take several seconds to complete.

Then the final composition can be created by running:

make preview
make world
make panama
make overview

Note: This project assumes certain fonts are installed – fonts that are only available on macOS. So if you are running this on a different operating system, you may get different results.