I was commissioned to do a set of pen and ink illustrations for an upcoming book on the City of San Juan. This kept me occupied for the past two weeks as I tried to fit in hours of cross-hatching with my day job. My hand was aching after I finished the entire set. Now I remember why I don’t do that much pen and ink work.
These drawings are merely interpretations of textual descriptions; although I did try as much as I could to research and be faithful to whatever text.
![San Juan in the 19th Century hills-web](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/105/1051385/san-juan-in-the-19th-century-L-N_2V8C.jpeg)
![San Juan in the 19th Century river-scene-web](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/105/1051385/san-juan-in-the-19th-century-L-YQeoBn.jpeg)
![San Juan in the 19th Century polvorin-web](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/105/1051385/san-juan-in-the-19th-century-L-QUvAH1.jpeg)
![San Juan in the 19th Century hybrid-house-web](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/105/1051385/san-juan-in-the-19th-century-L-sPePaF.jpeg)