Handsome enough to frame, the postcards are also useful for giving directions or to keep as a reference in your car or boat. Each hand-drawn map is well-researched and accurate yet simply rendered, with room to pinpoint your home or destination so you can show friends and relatives your whereabouts, mark the setting for a special event, chart your cruise, or track the route of your travels. The maps are printed in various shades of blue/green ink on fine cover stock. The large-format postcard (ranging from 5 x 7 to 8) has plenty of space for writing on the back; takes a letter-size stamp.