To start off, some of my favorite examples: Dennis Wood, Jack-o-lantern Map - more info: http://makingmaps.net/2008/01/10/denis-wood-a-narrative-atlas-of-boylan-heights/ // Aaron Koblin, Flight Patterns more info: http://www.aaronkoblin.com/work/flightpatterns/ // Saul Steinberg "View of the World from 9th Avenue" (visualizing the New York centric 'tude) // David Byrne's book "Arboretum" (below: "Music of the Future" & "Romantic Destiny") more info: http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/tree_drawings