Category Archives: Cartography

Map of the Month: In the beginning…

A few weeks ago I was browsing the Profantasy forums, and I came across a post by someone looking for advice on creating a style reminiscent of the maps in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. That got … Continue reading

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June Cartographer’s Annual!!

And as I mentioned just this morning re Henrik Wielink’s Dungeon style for CC3 … how cool does this look … 🙂

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Fantasy Maps – A Stunning Site!

The Cartographer Annual (from Profantasy) April Issue shipped last week, with yet another great overland style, based on the work of Herwin Wielink. I hadn’t come across this cartographer before, but his work is really stunning. His own site, Fantasy Maps, … Continue reading

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Map of the Month: Jonathan Roberts Style City Map

So March has flown by, and this column  missed the boat slightly in terms of publication, and significantly in terms of the content I had wanted to publish 😦 As the title suggests, my aim was to complete a set … Continue reading

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Beautiful Greyhawk Maps

For all Greyhawk fans out there, I came across this wonderful site recently – a project looking to map the entire Flanaess in a wonderful style, with a textured look reminiscent of satellite imagery. All the research and cartography is … Continue reading

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Map of the Month: Havenscoast Overland

As I mentioned recently, I’m on a Jon Roberts vibe. For those that don’t know his work, you can check it out at Fantastic Maps. Not only does he present his wonderful work here, he also regularly posts tutorials and … Continue reading

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So many maps, so little time!

I can’t keep up! The Cartographer’s Annual has released the February issue, and it’s another amazing overland style ‘Overland Satellite’, as shown in the example map (from the Profantasy website). Now I want to re-do my world map in this … Continue reading

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Map of the Month: Jonathan Roberts Style Battlemaps

Welcome to the debut of a new column, Map of the Month. Here is where I get to share my passion for fantasy cartography, which I’ve been hooked on since I was a kid being read the Narnia and Middle-Earth … Continue reading

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Cartographer’s Annual 2012

Yes, it’s that time of year again! The 2012 Cartographer’s Annual for 2012 from http://www.profantasy.com has been announced … and I’ve subscribed already. For anyone that uses Campaign Cartographer software, I can’t recommend this product enough. Over the last few … Continue reading

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Maps for Players

One of the things I always like to do in a campaign is have a map of the region that I can use as a handout for the players. I believe this helps them visualise the area and encourages them … Continue reading

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