The second Dutch Highway Map was created in the Year We All Remember Fondly (YWARF). This was the precursor to the 2021 and 2024 versions, and really set the tone for the Highway map's future iterations up until the time of writing.
It was more symmetrical, much cleaner in its lines and gone was the deluge of information on the back or the coordinate system. Also left out were the rest stop names, to keep administration of the map simple. There are many features about this map that I found pleasing to draw, and I find pleasing to look at. These include (but aren't limited to) the nice 'X' south of Nieuwegein where the A2 crosses the A27 at Everdingen. Or how the A32 is a straight line from Lankhorst to Leeuwarden. The sawtooth pattern of highways in Brabant, too.
It was also the first Highway Map to be printed on B2 (50x70cm). And was printed on far thicker paper stock. I don't remember how many I printed of these and I can't be bothered to look it up, right now. Later versions would see the addition of boxes and lines at the bottom, in order to create a bit of a 'Studio Legenda' style, but I am still of half a mind of going back to this, much cleaner, style.

It was more symmetrical, much cleaner in its lines and gone was the deluge of information on the back or the coordinate system. Also left out were the rest stop names, to keep administration of the map simple. There are many features about this map that I found pleasing to draw, and I find pleasing to look at. These include (but aren't limited to) the nice 'X' south of Nieuwegein where the A2 crosses the A27 at Everdingen. Or how the A32 is a straight line from Lankhorst to Leeuwarden. The sawtooth pattern of highways in Brabant, too.
It was also the first Highway Map to be printed on B2 (50x70cm). And was printed on far thicker paper stock. I don't remember how many I printed of these and I can't be bothered to look it up, right now. Later versions would see the addition of boxes and lines at the bottom, in order to create a bit of a 'Studio Legenda' style, but I am still of half a mind of going back to this, much cleaner, style.

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