Thank you very much! Concerning the North, well, it's not bothering me that much (it makes sense that the coast is not very easy to spot, somehow). I...
There are lots of tools out there that can do hillshading on available DEMs. QGIS is one option. A reasonable dataset for maps of the US is ETOPO2.
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Thanks for your appreciation and your opinion. I tried extending the sky beyond the banner, but the result was inconclusive. I'll have to think again...
Thanks for your opinion. I had to use small font so as not to bite too much into the map and keep to the page format. One solution would be to reduce...
Another great map & addition to your world! I have preferences for the second and the fourth. The second due to the format that fit the map somehow,...
Thanks a lot for your ideas and comments Jshoer!
I know what you mean about a more illustrated framework. I did that for this map, and I have to say...
Hello Simkin! Many thanks for your comment! I'm inclined to agree with you about the 4th card: that's probably because, as Waldronate says, it's more...