Hey, Cartographer's Guild!

So this is my first map, and originally started as a minor side project to help me maintain consistency with directions/travel times in my novel, but as time moved on it gradually became more and more of a passion project.

Because I started from scratch with zero experience, I've taken a huge amount of inspiration from other maps I've found online, both here and on Google; from the art style, to shaping coastlines, to how to draw mountains, etc. The brush I used for making trees is from https://www.deviantart.com/starraven...shes-198264358 , and the compass rose is from http://clipartmag.com/picture-of-com...ss-rose-44.jpg . I used a free online parchment texture too, but unfortunately can't find the source for it anymore

All artwork was created using paint.net.

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Toponyms are mostly derived from the location's original meaning in the Nessan language; for example, Tal Sekhra would translate roughly to 'Valley of Foundation', with Tal meaning valley and Sekhra being the present participle form of the verb Sekhari, to create/construct. Nessan is mostly inspired by a mix of Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish and Sanskrit - with some words also just being pulled out of my own head because they 'sound right' (I'm also very new to linguistics/toponomy so this is all a learning experience!! )

The main exception to this would be the Arx locations, whose names are kind of corrupted from a mix of Latin and Turkish, and correspond to a more ancient and forgotten language (consistent with the lore of those locations in the book).

I'd love to get everyone's feedback - I'm open to criticism on anything from artwork, to geography, to toponomy and would love to find out where I can improve. Many thanks!