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Published: 2017-06-08 14:25:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 59334; Favourites: 649; Downloads: 0
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Hello , Here I wanted to start a new thread on an older project of mine I decided to renew a bit.I wanted so to refine a bit the shape of parts of the continents to give a a more interesting look and shapes.
All the continents have been made according to tectonic plates and continental shelves as can be seen in the older WIP thread [URL="www.cartographersguild.com/sho… "]here[/URL].
So here is a new Physical map of Thersis.
For naming I am following a sort of mix of names taken from ancient cultures and languages with a bit of changes ...
For example Thersis comes from the Indoeuropean word for Earth wich is Tersa.
Then here a list of some of the names I am using or deriving from to kind of remind an ethymology.
Ersetia(ersetu Sumerian)
Pacua ( Pacha inca terra)
Sachea
Hawaki ( terra origine hawai)
Thule ( Ancient mythical land )
Vardia( Vardar greek wind)
Citeria
Ulteria
Akakor
Aztlan ( Ancient mythical Aztec land )
Ophir ( Ancient mythical region from Bible )
Meropis( Greek atlantis parody)
Anostos ( non return greek)
Hyperia ( beyond greek)
Vaniria (Vanir )
Erdea (Erde german for Earth)
Kumbaba
Wana(terra sanskrit )
Paititi ( lost land Inca)
Auraea ( Emilio Salgari )
Chereseto ( Emilio Salgari )
Venatoria( hunting latin)
Mania ( of the man)
Thersis ( Tersa Indoeuropean)
udadhea(udadhí sea Sanskrit)
Borealia( Borea north wind)
Suchandra (Tibetan king of Shambala)
Devendra (Tibetan king of Shambala)
Al kebu lan(Ancient name of africa)
Afaria ( Afar dust Phoenician)
Arborea( land of trees latin )
Cemanahuac( Aztec name of land surrounded by water)
Zipacna ( Mayan for crocotile earth crust )
Dunia ( Swhaili for Earth )
Shamba (land for swhaili )
Indra ( Hindu deity )
Geb ( Ancient Egypt for world )
Zep Tepi ( Ancient Egypt of First time )
Aker ( Ancient Egypt for Horizon)
Vatha ( Sanskrit for Wind )
EKwos ( Indoeuropean for Horse )
Erwā ( Indoeuropean for land )
Seres ( latin name for Chinese )
So I plan to use ancient languages to label place names and give both times an exotic sound and an more realistic meaning to the places by making compositions like for example Hima in Sanskrit means snow , laya , home , Hima laya means so snow home or dwelling .... I plan to make similar compositions.
I would be happy to receive comments, opinions, sugestions about the map , the naming system , the labeling way and everything else that might help make me the map more realistic and interesting ...
I also latinized a bit the toponimy to make a sort of latin world view of the world with latinization of the names.
Es Aztlan is the mythical land of the ancient Aztecs is Latinized as Aztlantia.
Thankyou all for attention.
Here the WIP map .
Updated with Version II
Updated with Version III
The Map features a combination of Latin Toponymy, I also realized an English and a fictional language to create new toponimies in the future, but for now I liked Latin.
I also created a Hypsographic , Biome , Batymetric map.
Updated with Version III
Here is the fictional language I was working on they have a resemblance in origin with Earth cultures, but are not the same and when possible I am referring to ancient forms of the languages as Inspiration.
[url]docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
I worked on the following :
Aerdian : Equivalent to an Indoeuropean
Aequilan : Equivalent to an - Italic - Latin
Virmanian : Equivalent to a - German
Kaltian : Equivalent to a - Gaulish
Other :
Xorian : Mongol/Turkich
Hyrkan : Scyto/ Sarmatian
Kethan : Egyptian/Copt
Ophirian : Semitic/Arab/Jew/ Aramaic
Bamu : Ancient Bantu
Indran : Sanskrit/Hindu
Yanian : Ancient Chinese
Kangan: Ancient Burmese/Tibetan
Intica: Incan
Ixtec : Aztec
Pacuan : Polinesian
I will base some or many location names on a possible word composition based on those.
Edit: Refined Dusar Region and Zargo position.
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Comments: 57
TygerxEyez [2022-07-25 06:18:17 +0000 UTC]
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RPGryphvs [2021-03-12 03:54:23 +0000 UTC]
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Joshuajacobson95 [2021-02-20 17:26:19 +0000 UTC]
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grisador [2019-12-07 16:35:59 +0000 UTC]
Is Tharkania Altaic ? Sounds like a Turkic person's name, Tarkan
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to grisador [2019-12-08 21:56:57 +0000 UTC]
I don't remember now but it's probable...
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JokuSSJ [2019-10-14 00:19:44 +0000 UTC]
This is simply amazing, I wish I could make maps like this one.
What kind of races do live in Thersis?
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to JokuSSJ [2019-10-16 13:33:54 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou ...
Just Races of humans.
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Frailspark2708 [2019-07-18 19:11:24 +0000 UTC]
Great map! Stuff like this always inspire me
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Frailspark2708 In reply to Frailspark2708 [2019-07-18 19:12:20 +0000 UTC]
Lmao i think i put the wrong emoji
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to 123456789JD [2019-07-13 10:56:24 +0000 UTC]
Similar to Pleistocene one .
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Gommetta [2019-01-19 00:35:59 +0000 UTC]
fantastic work, I was impressed by the Aestas Mare, it was done by a meteoric impact right?
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to Gommetta [2019-01-19 09:13:59 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou , Yes its inspired by the Chicxulub crater and more in general the Gulf of Mexico.
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damours [2017-10-17 08:08:38 +0000 UTC]
I’m really impressed and inspired by this map, I would love to see more detail and see this world developed.
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to damours [2017-10-20 14:55:38 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou , I am working on a Media Region right now .
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to asus0001 [2017-09-02 08:53:07 +0000 UTC]
Hi I think you can buy a print from the shop here or if u need a custom work contact me in private.
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n-a-i-m-a [2017-07-30 14:34:44 +0000 UTC]
I updated the map again including the new changes to the geography and several improvements.
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to n-a-i-m-a [2017-08-12 13:15:44 +0000 UTC]
Updaed once again I broke up the Ardrasia Peninsula into an Islland and added some new names.
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Reborn-Taltos [2017-07-17 16:41:20 +0000 UTC]
Beautyful map. I can easly recognize wich continent is wich, yet still looks alien at the same time!
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Nhlaqgor [2017-07-14 02:08:22 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely AMAZING map!
I love the little details and the general aesthetics of the map itself.
Also, i really like the arrangement of the continents, which resemble real earth a bit, but too much.
(Perfect balance IMHO)
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to Nhlaqgor [2017-07-14 10:01:47 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou I slightly changed the western portion to break a little the Europe resemblance ... Will post a new version soon .
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Nhlaqgor In reply to n-a-i-m-a [2017-07-14 12:00:30 +0000 UTC]
It looks very nice and much less random now!
When i do Maps (similar ones like this) i tend to have piles of islands which all look good individually, but most of the time they are just too much. (And i don't have the willpower to remove some, lol)
I wonder, do you have a version of this new map, without labeling and names?
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to Nhlaqgor [2017-07-15 08:43:08 +0000 UTC]
Yes I have made a base map with layers so I can constantly change and update shapes and names, right now I have vastly reshaped the west, but I haven't posted yet, I wanted to break the European look and despite preserving it I wanted to give a little more realism due to Ice age passing there several times.
I made two different label names too , one in English and one in Latin , I ended up using the latin one for the moment. I am wondering if to make a third one just with the invented language that is similar to a latin/Indoeuropean mix.
For shapes I used a lot of mixing, and manual editing between the randomly generated coasts and mountains of fractal terrain and the real heights from high res heightmaps.
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NigerianMapping [2017-06-17 19:24:22 +0000 UTC]
This is amazing! Have you ever thought about adding countries to the mix and writing up a book based on this world?
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to NigerianMapping [2017-06-18 10:03:24 +0000 UTC]
Hi thanks, yes I did, but Its on a new different political map , this is mostly for the regional features and geographics.
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to Aquelion [2017-06-16 20:05:16 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou , do you know if is better to update this or post a new one?
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Aquelion In reply to n-a-i-m-a [2017-06-17 11:30:29 +0000 UTC]
You are welcome! I don't know - if your new map will be much different you may rather post a new one.
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to Aquelion [2017-06-20 15:44:28 +0000 UTC]
And I am surprised ot see that your name sounds similar to the idea I had for the Empire name ...
Aequilum
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Aquelion In reply to n-a-i-m-a [2017-06-21 10:26:35 +0000 UTC]
Wow... I hadn't known and I surprised a lot too
Sounds well, by the way!
Good luck to you!
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n-a-i-m-a [2017-06-10 09:08:24 +0000 UTC]
I have a question :
Is it better to Update this page by replacing the image with newer updated versions or make a new post each time? If I update the image does it update it worldwide on every page where was added?
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Planetrix [2017-06-09 14:34:57 +0000 UTC]
I, for one, rather like most of the names. The detail on this is really great -- especially those river systems in Aztlantia!
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to Planetrix [2017-06-10 09:01:16 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou , I am still deciding if to follow a whole Latin name style or more of a cultural style .
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LonewandererD [2017-06-09 07:19:30 +0000 UTC]
Very well done. I also do maps so i'm curious, what program do you use for the height mapping?
-D-
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n-a-i-m-a In reply to LonewandererD [2017-06-09 08:16:25 +0000 UTC]
Hi ,Thankyou . I used the base I created manually in fractal terrain , Gplates to determine the tectonic plaques, Photoshop to create better looking mountains , then wilbur to erode them and again Photoshop.
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cwyantis In reply to n-a-i-m-a [2017-08-14 21:36:24 +0000 UTC]
I have been watching your map with interest. It is a very beautiful map. I looked up the threads on cartographers guild and am trying to make a similar style map. I was wondering if you ever plan on posting a tutorial on your process. I know you posted several tutorials that you followed, I am trying to follow them as well, but I would be interested in a tutorial on your process. If you don't have time I understand and will just have to muddle my way through the tutorials on the guild.
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