Watercolour Shipping Forecast Map Hand Drawn Art Print

Tyne, Humber, Shannon, FitzRoy. The Shipping Forecast is a quintessentially British, and an adored staple of BBC Radio. The forecast is weather turned into poetry. Yet, many do not know where each region is.

This map of the Shipping Forecast areas was originally hand-drawn with dip-pens and ink by cartographic artist Kevin Sheehan, and carefully watercoloured by master watercolourist Stephanie Oliver. The map shows the Forecast regions including their coordinates, the Inshore Waters, and the coastal weather stations of the British Isles. The map is surrounded by the Beaufort Scale, and maritime signal flags, and decorated with illustrations such as a compass rose, ship, a whale, and an old-fashioned radio.

This map is a limited edition print out of a run of 200, printed on high-quality 300gsm paper with long-lasting pigment inks. It is signed and numbered by the artist - Kevin Sheehan.


The map is sold with a mount (mat-board) in black, ivory, navy or slate, sized at 18"x24", which is a standard frame size. It is also available framed with an ivory mount, black frame, and acrylic glass.

The map is also available printed as a tea towel, and as a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle.