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Maps of worlds that don’t exist

A letter every two weeks about one part of drawing an invented world.

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Map notes

How I draw coastlines, rivers, roads and names for an invented world.

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Stepped stone houses of Amman at dusk with a figure on the stairs

About

About me

I live in Amman and I have drawn maps since I was a boy copying the ones inside the covers of adventure books.

Now I draw maps for my own game group and for readers who are building a world of their own: coastlines, rivers that run the right way, roads that make sense and names that sound like they belong.

I write a letter every two weeks about one part of map making, and I sell kits and guides that help you draw your first map.