Living on the back of a turtle: Shaxzis! (FINISHED)

[Caenwyr]

Hey all! So this map shows a floating island that is actually a massive turtle, benevolent enough to stay floating at the surface so its inhabitants (a few hundreds of thousands of people!!) can lead a pleasant prosperous life. The Bulwark—the ridge covering the frontal bits of its shield and its flippers—protects the Shaxzissians from the enormous waves that would otherwise sweep them to the unfathomable depths when Shaxzis swims.

Client asked me for a a geography-and-biomes-only map, which I was very happy to provide, but he was okay with me producing one with a sprinkle of towns and cities too. So I drew a bunch, and gave them all nonsense names: all of the settlement names are mutations of words I heard this morning while listening to the radio, and the regions are all Latin names for different turtle species. Oh the laughs I had!

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And "my" version with labels, frame and title cartouche:


I hope you like it, and if not, be sure to tell me what I can do to improve!