This article elaborated draws up the Jilin Province transportation map using graphics software Illustrator the complete process. Illustrator takes a section of outstanding vector plotting software, has the very vital role in our daily design manufacture process, for between the exploiter, the designer and the producer has provided the opportunity which cooperates mutually, great strength the function, makes one not sigh oneself. Illustrator with other mainstream manufacture software like Photoshop, Aftereffects and so on has the good compatibility, particularly its remarkable graph and the writing edition processing function, has provided very big convenient for the Jilin Province transportation map's plan. In order to facilitate everybody understanding, this article first chapter gives the original map, and makes to Jilin Province said that explained this article studies goal and significance; The second chapter explained specifically anything is the basic flow which the digitized map as well as the digital map manufacture; The third chapter has made the brief introduction to the Illustrator map making software; The fourth chapters explained specifically the Jilin Province transportation map charting the entire process, elaborated in detail including to the digital mapping process to the chart level management and the edition, the boundary-line, all levels of roads, railroad's plan, area color packing, terrain feature remark and map code remark and so on; Fifth makes the summary to the entire piece article, the achievement which narrated has learned the thing which and obtains. key word: Digital map manufacture; Map mark; Map code; Illustrator; Attempts the level; Thematic map