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Map of the crossing of Hannibal in the Alps

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Mapa publicado en Historia National Geographic numero 89.

HISTORIA 89

In the autumn of 218 BC, the Carthaginian Hannibal led his troops by the summits of the Alps between the Blizzard, snow and ice, to reach Italy, and surprise the unsuspecting Romans from behind

The illustration was drawn using 3D gaphics programs to place basic structures and elements. Later it was hand drawn using photoshop and classic paper techniques and retouched. (Author: Fernando j. Sanchez Menendez)