Map Roman is an elegant set of titling capitals based on the lettering of MacDonald “Max” Gill, whose work included a variety of beautifully handlettered maps of London, the United Kingdom, and the world. After stumbling upon his work in a cartography museum, DJR tried his hand at a typographical interpretation of his style that attempts to capture the liveliness and authority of his letterforms. Map Roman distinguishes itself in its flexibility: at its widest, it is broad and luxuriant, while its narrower widths retain their charm even as they cram into the tightest of spaces.
DJR’s article about Map Roman
For additional license options like app, enterprise, multi-user, and self-hosted web, visit Map Roman on Type Network.
David Jonathan Ross draws letters of all shapes and sizes for custom and retail typeface designs from his studio in the woods of Western Massachusetts. A native of Los Angeles, He began drawing typefaces at Hampshire College and joined The Font Bureau in 2007 where he honed his bézier-wrangling skills. Now he publishes his typeface designs at his own foundry, DJR, as well as working on projects with Type Network and developing unusual display faces for his Font of the Month Club.
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Desktop
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Map Roman NormalWeb
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font-family: map-roman-normal, serif;
font-style: italicnormal;
font-weight: 400;
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