Stephen Raw

Stephen Raw (born 1952) is a British designer and artist who redrew several of J.R.R. Tolkien's maps for editions of The Lord of the Rings, under Christopher Tolkien's direction. They are six maps found at the back of every HarperCollins publication of the book since 1994, reduced from original size and with resituated labels for better clarity.
Raw formerly taught at the National Arts School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for two yearshttp://www.stephenraw.com/content/biography, and as a part-time instructor for a Master of Arts Design Course at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England, where he has been based. He specializes in printmaking, lettering, and cover designs, and frequently does exhibits around Europe.http://past.stanzapoetry.org/2014/participant.php?participant=650
== References ==
== External links ==
*Stephen Raw's official site
*Stephen Raw's Twitter
*"The Lord of the Rings Maps: The Real History" article at TheOneRing.net, by Lydia Raw
Category:Cartographers of Tolkien Mythology
Category:Real people