Artist Karen M. O’Leary creates detailed maps of famous cities by carving them on a single sheet of paper. She first prints the map on heavy-weight paper then painstakingly cuts out the unwanted regions to leave a tangled and delicate web of paper streets. Her paper cut-out maps sells at Etsy at an astounding $1000+ a piece.
Berlin
![berlin berlin](//lh4.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYQ7LUyJI/AAAAAAAAH84/OXtZ_wVi4Sg/berlin%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Berlin close-up
![berlin-closeup berlin-closeup](//lh4.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYUCK3O4I/AAAAAAAAH88/BxrnHQhoSJs/berlin-closeup%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Printed map of Paris, yet to be cut
![paris-printed paris-printed](//lh6.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYYJJNz3I/AAAAAAAAH9A/ej4cmFSG-wQ/paris-printed%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Baltimore
![baltimore baltimore](//lh3.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYcgc8iYI/AAAAAAAAH9E/oJI3gfRUR3Q/baltimore%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Madrid
![madrid madrid](//lh6.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYgveD8TI/AAAAAAAAH9I/2Hx29f0LA9I/madrid%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Mexico City
![mexico mexico](//lh6.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYj0zSi2I/AAAAAAAAH9M/TYE9-pnhVYk/mexico%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Rome
![rome rome](//lh5.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYnK3UJGI/AAAAAAAAH9U/k2heX8ns0PQ/rome%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
San Francisco
![san-francisco san-francisco](//lh4.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYqmH5PHI/AAAAAAAAH9Y/Cai0ZbEX5SU/san-francisco%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Seattle
![seattle seattle](//lh4.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYuAozN0I/AAAAAAAAH9c/awGDm_xdsJI/seattle%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Sydney
![sydney sydney](//lh5.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYx_E5H8I/AAAAAAAAH9g/Y1d3MKo2HOg/sydney%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Vancouver
![vancouver vancouver](//lh5.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyY04XZTNI/AAAAAAAAH9k/oI2arE7BaDk/vancouver%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Berlin
![berlin berlin](http://lh4.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYQ7LUyJI/AAAAAAAAH84/OXtZ_wVi4Sg/berlin%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Berlin close-up
![berlin-closeup berlin-closeup](http://lh4.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYUCK3O4I/AAAAAAAAH88/BxrnHQhoSJs/berlin-closeup%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Printed map of Paris, yet to be cut
![paris-printed paris-printed](http://lh6.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYYJJNz3I/AAAAAAAAH9A/ej4cmFSG-wQ/paris-printed%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Baltimore
![baltimore baltimore](http://lh3.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYcgc8iYI/AAAAAAAAH9E/oJI3gfRUR3Q/baltimore%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Madrid
![madrid madrid](http://lh6.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYgveD8TI/AAAAAAAAH9I/2Hx29f0LA9I/madrid%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Mexico City
![mexico mexico](http://lh6.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYj0zSi2I/AAAAAAAAH9M/TYE9-pnhVYk/mexico%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Rome
![rome rome](http://lh5.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYnK3UJGI/AAAAAAAAH9U/k2heX8ns0PQ/rome%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
San Francisco
![san-francisco san-francisco](http://lh4.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYqmH5PHI/AAAAAAAAH9Y/Cai0ZbEX5SU/san-francisco%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Seattle
![seattle seattle](http://lh4.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYuAozN0I/AAAAAAAAH9c/awGDm_xdsJI/seattle%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Sydney
![sydney sydney](http://lh5.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyYx_E5H8I/AAAAAAAAH9g/Y1d3MKo2HOg/sydney%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Vancouver
![vancouver vancouver](http://lh5.ggpht.com/__zoKJ77EvEc/TKyY04XZTNI/AAAAAAAAH9k/oI2arE7BaDk/vancouver%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)