1.) Bad map of The Six Duchies from The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (click map to expand) 
2.) Good map of Westeros from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin (click map to expand)
I chose the map of Westeros (#2) from Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series as an example of a good map and the map of The Six Duchies (#1) from Hobb's Farseer Trilogy as an example of a bad map. Clicking either map will open a seperate window with a better view. Map #1 shows very little detail. Map #2 does a better job of conveying the location of forests, hills, and mountains. The rivers in map #2 and the coastal regions appear in more detail. Map #2 also includes major north/south and east/west roads, while map #1 does not show any travel routes. The second map also includes the names and locations of all cities, towns and landmarks. While reading the books from the Song of Ice and Fire series, I often referenced the map to see where cities lay in relation to other locations visited in the story. Aside from the location of a handful of major towns, the map from The Farseer Trilogy simply didn't offer enough detail to be useful. Perhaps not coincidentally, I enjoyed the Martin series much more than the Hobb series.
Map #1 from: http://crooty.deviantart.com/art/Robin-Hobb-Map-10431866
Map #2 from: http://www.coldones.eu/images/maps/westeros_complete.jpg
For general information, your good map does a great job of relaying information. You could not really use it for anything else but it is much better than your bad map. Good job.
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ReplyDeleteI'm the author of the bad map. I just wanted to say, in my defense, that all I did was create a colour version of the map found in the books.
That said, credit would be appreciated (as well as the non-removal of the copyright in the top-left corner of the image).
You are right, your work should be credited and unaltered. The OP is also right, I found this page because I'm looking for a map showing a journey in the book, and the detail is insufficient. We understand you reproduced a map, and it is beautiful.
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