Maps

I love maps. I always have. They can be truly beautiful. One thing I adore about fantasy and sci fi books is that they often have maps. As a result of my great love of mapping, I have gone around and collected some fun sites about maps (fictional and real) and thought I’d post them up.

http://briansibleysblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/mapping-imagination.html

http://bigthink.com/blogs/strange-maps

http://fuckyeahfictionalmaps.tumblr.com/

http://www.tor.com/component/content/blog/38123

http://www.nicholastam.ca/2011/04/18/here-be-cartographers-reading-the-fantasy-map/

http://www.google.com/search?q=fantasy+maps&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ZuZ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=L8HVTbj3CI_BtgfO3P2qBw&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1103&bih=651

http://www.fantasymapmaker.com/

http://www.fantasy-atlas.org/

http://www.ehow.com/how_2101149_draw-original-fantasy-maps-fiction.html  (didn’t know you needed instructions on this…but, hey, whatever works 😛 )