Ramelin’s Esterhold, 8 miles per hex v1
Jose’s last map of 2017 was also his first ever of mainland Skothar. Amazingly, he had previously only covered it on the edges of his maps of Bellissaria and Zyxl. It’s surprising that he had already mapped almost all of Brun as well as large areas of Davania without ever setting foot on Skothar. On the other hand, Skothar remains the most neglected of Mystara’s three continents — by official products, by fan creators, and indeed by fan cartographers.
It comes as no surprise at all that he chose Esterhold to begin his forays into Skothar, as it is the most mapped part of the continent. Nevertheless, even Esterhold had only been mapped at 24 miles per hex until Jose’s map, and only a few times. This map was the first ever to feature the continent front and centre at 8 miles per hex.
For his detailing, Jose appears to have used Kal’s 2005 Bellissaria and Esterhold map as his primary source. The settlements and road systems in Blackrock and Verdan are clearly based on Kal’s work. He did not add a great deal else in the way of settlements, though he put his customary high level of detail into the terrain, including a few new labels.
Jose would revisit this map a few months later for a minor update.
Fan-made Map by Jose Ignacio Ramos Lomelin (December 2017)
This is an original map created by one of Mystara’s excellent fan cartographers. For more information on the cartographer, including a gallery of all their maps, see also Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara.
Sources
- Dawn of the Emperors (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Poor Wizard’s Almanac (1992) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Poor Wizard’s Almanac III (1994) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
Fan Sources
- Kal’s Bellissaria and Esterhold, 24 miles per hex (January 2005)
References
- All of Jose’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
- Jose’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara (upcoming)
- Jose’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius
Chronological Analysis
This is a fan-made map. It was published in December 2017. The updated Atlas version of this map is not yet available. See also Appendix C for annual chronological snapshots of the area. For the full context of this map in Mystara’s publication history, see the upcoming Let’s Map Mystara 2017.
The following lists are from the Let’s Map Mystara project. Additions are new features, introduced in this map. Revisions are changes to previously-introduced features. Hex Art & Fonts track design elements. Finally, Textual Additions are potential features found in the related text. In most cases, the Atlas adopts these textual additions into updated and chronological maps.
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Additions
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Revisions
- Settlements —
Hex Art & Fonts
- Hex Art — Ramelin Mystara standard.
- Fonts — Bell MT (major geographic and all water labels), Bell Centennial (all other labels), Feinen (titling).
