Put together this sample map for a new brush set, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. (More details can be found in the Mapping Elements subforum—thread is here if you're interested.)

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I tend to focus more on regional maps, so changing it up was refreshing. As for color, I was focused on mimicking the haphazard approach to colorization common in the 17th century. The palette choice is loosely based on an old poverty map of London, and I think it works well here although I wielded it differently.