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Just because some work has won an award doesn't mean negative opinions on it aren't valid. I don't see his point as I really like those cartography pieces (significantly higher standard than the rest of your work) but that is his opinion, and unless they're producing stuff in that area that is ridiculously better than yours it is their loss.
Some interviews go bad. You just take it on the chin and try and take a lesson from it. Perhaps some of your mannerisms or the way you presented your work brushed him up the wrong way. Judging by the way you defended of the work is 'It's not shit it won awards', you could be out of your league slightly with regard to professionalism.
The way to turn an opinion to being a positive one on your work is not by saying 'Yeh but other people like it', you justify the works quality through explaining the techniques used and reasoning behind the piece itself. You need to be able to both accept critique and negative feedback to work, but also be able to argue your case in an intelligent and informed manner.
I'm no cartographer so I don't know the contextual side of what you've done there, I just like the way it is illustrated, but there is a lot more meaning and reasoning behind the design choices. That is probably what the guy was trying to provoke, albeit in a discomforting way.