Hand-cut paper street maps of world cities

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Artist Karen O'Leary of North Carolina cuts paper by hand to create these stunning street maps of world cities. Above, her rendition of New York City. Here's her Etsy store. Blog coverage: The Best Part, Paper Tastebuds, infosthetics (via @stevenleckart)

Update: Looks like The Jailbreak was the first blog to cover this, and they have an interview with the artist in an update post.