You are also welcome to try your own mapping project. There are a number of different ways to create a wall hanging map.
Using an overhead projector
1. Find a paper map of the area you want to look at. Divide this into A4 size sections.
2. Photocopy each section onto acetate (clear plastic) sheets.
3. One by one place your sheets on the board of an overhead projector. You should see your map enlarged projectedonto a wall opposite.
4. You should use a room with a large wall space to make your map. Align the sheets carefully when they are projected so you can see where to begin and end each sheet.
5. Hang a large sheet or whatever material you want to make your large scale map on from the wall. You can then trace each segment of your map onto that surface using any medium-pen, ink, paint, etc

Using a Digital Projector
1. Try using a digital projector connected directly to your computer to project a map from Google Maps or any other map website.
2. Use Google Maps to find the area you wish to map.
3. Connect a digital projector to the computer you are using and angle it so that it projects the area of the map you wish to use. You will have to play around with zooming on both your projector and your map.
4. Taking the same method as above, trace the resulting projection onto a hanging white sheet, paper or card.

Once you have the basic outline of your map from either of these methods, you can play around with adding extra details, real or imaginary, to your map.

You can decide what areas to highlight, or to leave out of your map.

You can use any form of writing to add place and street names.

Many old maps feature creatures in the ocean that may or may not have existed. You can play with adding imaginary elements like these to your map.

This method can be used to trace large scale versions of any image.

If you can suggest any other methods for making large scale maps please post them here.