Traditional Cartography and Interior Illustrations for Novels
I create custom hand-drawn maps, chapter headings, and character art in a detailed hatchy style, tailored indvidually for each project through a collabrative commision process.
Welcome!
I am Amelia Mangham, a traditional illustrator from South Yorkshire, UK. My artwork has been commissioned by over 75 authors to adorn the interior pages of their books and/or to be used in marketing.
From intricate fantasy cartography to beautiful chapter headings to fierce character art, AMcartography can provide you an array of artwork for your novel!
Map of Atrium, commisioned by Kirsten Badger for Beasts of the Atrium, ink on paper, August 2026
From ink on paper to your book interior
Every single AMcartography piece is drawn with fineliner on paper, each title, wave and mountain: entierly hand inked, bringing your vision to life one line at a time.
Our services
AMcartography currently offers illustration services in three key areas: cartography (maps), interior art and character illustrations.
Within each catagory, there is a range of illustration types to suit you as an author and we are always open to exploring new types of projects.
We work across genres, having done artwork for fantasy books, romance novels and even horror stories!
Cartography
AMcartography's main specalism is maps for books, hand drawn in an intricate black and white hatched style. From city maps showing every indvidual districts to world maps showing the long journey our characters must embark on to maps depicting quaint little towns.
Interior Art
AMcartography can help bring the interior of your book to life with section breaks, dinkus's, family trees, full page, half page and mini chapter headings and anything else! If you're looking to create a beautiful special edition of your book or want to include a few illustrations, we can help!
Character Art
AMcartography can take your characters from between the pages of your book into custom drawings to be used in marketing or on merchandise! From busts to full body and even poster style art nouveau inspired illustrations that represent the characters personalities through symbolism!
Endorsements from Amazing Authors
Discover why authors across a range of genres entrust us to visually enrich their stories with timeless, hand-drawn art.
Alexis Rose
Author of the Canham Cove series
Working with Amelia is such a pleasant and satisfying process, and I am always in such awe of her immense talent. I absolutely love how she can take my vague descriptions and turn them into incredibly detailed ink drawings. I have commissioned her for interior book art for chapter heading illustrations and some character art, and I cannot wait to commission her on more projects going forward. 100/10 recommend!
Effy Misnick
Author of the Dragons Zealot series
I commissioned Amelia for an ink map after seeing some of her previous work come across my social media feed. She was an absolute delight to work with. I appreciated that she was very straight forward with her process and timeline and has extreme attention to detail. As someone who can’t visualize things very well until it’s on the page, I was extremely grateful that Amelia was so patient with me when I had minor edits to make sure the end project was exactly how I envisioned. She is professional, absolutely lovely, and her work speaks for itself. I quite literally could not have asked for a better product and I’m flabbergasted she did it all by hand. I wholeheartedly recommend her, and will definitely be commissioning her in the future!
Rocio Carranza
Author of the Blood of the Blackthorn series
Amelia is a phenomenal artist and professional. I have commissioned them twice and definitely will again in the future because of how punctual, reasonably priced, and talented they are! From crafting and illustrating custom drawings for my story collection to creating a one-of-a-kind fantasy map illustration for my epic YA fantasy novel, Amelia is versatile talent that I highly recommend to anyone searching for an artist!