These are detailed maps related to campaign-specific sites. Most were generated using Campaign Cartographer™. The maps on this site are meant for "public consumption". Thus, they contain only information meant to be known to player-characters.
179K - The World according to Ars Magica | |
933K - Map from Mythic Europe™ Sourcebook | |
1.2M - Relief Map of the Black Forest | |
145K - 4 by 6 miles, with Gruntsville & Convent | |
41K - As above, with enhanced Terrain-Countours | |
96K - As above, with Aura-Types & Densities |
"The World" and "Mythic Europe" are from the Ars Magica Sourcebook, and are the intellectual property of Trident Inc. The use of these trademarks here is without permission (other than the general notice on their web site), and does not constitute a challenge to the ownership of those properties.
The "Black Forest" relief map was provided by the Black Forest Tourist Bureau. The image has been altered slightly near the mountain of Feldberg (east of the city of Freiburg), to incorporate the Sanctus Trismegistus site.
All other maps in this section are © 1999 by Terry Roddy. They may be freely used for private purposes, but may not be sold or otherwise used in money-generating activities without the author's permission.
These are images of contemporary Relief Maps, to give a sense of place and proportion to the Europe 1000 maps, below. They give a crude sense of the type of terrain, and list some major cities (many of which existed 1000 years ago). From the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.
235K - Germany to Nowegian Sea, circa 1981 | |
316K - Germany to Black Sea, circa 1984 | |
309K - Mediteranean to the North Sea, circa 1991 | |
390K - Switzerland to Denmark, circa 1994 | |
256K - Austria to Tunisia, circa 1986 | |
310K - Including the Black Sea, circa 1982 | |
269K - Norway to Finland, circa 1986 |
These are images of actual historical maps, circal A.D. 1000, from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. They present a "large-scale view" of the geopolitical situations of the period:
462K - Very large-scale, Russia to Francia | |
349K - Byzantium, Bulgars, Magyars, Etc. | |
379K - Working map for Campaign Region | |
336K - Meshes well with Central Europe | |
86K - Viking Transport-Routes (8th-11th centuries) | |
357K - Carolignian Empire circa 887 A.D. | |
83K - Anglo-Saxon Merchant's "World Map" | |
27K - Two-Tone, high-contrast version of above |
High-Quality maps are hard to come by in the Middle Ages. The old Roman Empire maps are probably the best "generally-avaialble" in cartography...and that only in major centers of civilization. These are from Bill Thayer's "LacusCurtius" Web-Site:
663K - The British Isles | |
766K - Northern France | |
712K - Southern France | |
843K - Northern Europe | |
612K - Spanish Penninsula |