Bellarine township to feature in next map masterpiece

THE Melbourne Map’s next project has been revealed with a Bellarine town to become the sole focus of more than 1,000 hours of work.

Founder of The Melbourne Map Melinda Clarke confirmed she and her team, including illustrator Deborah Young, and colourist Sean Rodwell, were drafting a Portarlington Map.

Following four years of work on the business’ most recent release, The Bellarine Map, the Portarlington Map will shine a spotlight on one of the Bellarine’s towns and featuring several key landmarks such as Portarlington’s Grand Hotel, Portarlington Pier and the town’s shopping strip on Newcombe Street.

“The detail of Portarlington didn’t feature in The Bellarine Map, and the area is so popular we decided to dedicate some time to this new project,” Ms Clarke said.

The Bellarine Map, which was released last year, features thousands of vignettes from Bellarine townships including Queenscliff, Point Lonsdale, Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads, St Leonards, Indented Head, Portarlington, Drysdale, Leopold, a touch of Geelong and much more.

Ms Clarke said most of the Portarlington map’s research has been completed and a draft has been laid down.

“There is still a couple of months illustrating at least, then colouring will also take a few months with a possible release in second half of 2023,” Ms Clarke said.

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