![A blank map — Cooper is still collecting them, continuing her endeavor to create an intimate map of the city. "To call [the project] complete in any respect would be to undermine [it]," she said. Credit: Becky Cooper.](http://www.metro.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MappingManhattan_119-157x117.jpg)
Handmade maps describe a city of loves and losses
New Yorkers make their own maps of Manhattan, with dots for sixth wives, first crushes, and lost loves.
Mapping Manhattan: A Love (and Sometimes Hate) Story in Maps
A selection of maps from Becky Cooper’s book of 75 handmade maps.