New map is an illustration for a Portuguese poem by Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

[Kishkindha]

This map is an illustration for the first quatrain of the poem «Em todos os jardins» by the Portuguese poet Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen:

Em todos os jardins hei-de florir
em todos beberei a lua cheia
quando enfim no meu fim eu possuir
todas as praias onde o mar ondeia

witch we can translate as follows :

In all the gardens I will bloom
in all I will drink the high moon
when finally at my end I own
all the beaches where the sea is waving

Similarly to what I inaugurated in my penultimate map (https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ad.php?t=47210) the whole toponymy is replaced by the verses of the poem.
There are no traps, it is usually read from top to bottom, left to right.

This work is totally hand-drawn and the cartographic style consists of a loyal imitation of the 1/50,000 topographic map of France, type 1922.

The hills are occupied by vines and forests, while the landscaped plain is a bocage. The main localities are in small valleys, at the foot of the hills. The shores are wild.

[Adfor]

Stunning work as always, your stippling is exceptional! I would love to see a WIP thread on some of these, I'm very interested to see how you approach your work.

[Kishkindha]

Stunning work as always, your stippling is exceptional! I would love to see a WIP thread on some of these, I'm very interested to see how you approach your work.

Thank you ! I’ll do that

[mazdoc]

I absolutely love the style. Reminds me of the oceanography maps I used to do in college (Nothing as fancy or as beautiful as this though.)
Keep up the amazing work.

[QED42]

Can't rep you again so soon but lovely map, impressive levels of detail.

[Kishkindha]

I absolutely love the style. Reminds me of the oceanography maps I used to do in college (Nothing as fancy or as beautiful as this though.)
Keep up the amazing work.

Thank you

[Kishkindha]

Can't rep you again so soon but lovely map, impressive levels of detail.

Thank you

[Marc Moureau]

Great sense of composition.

There's a strange elegance in the flow of these lines and shapes, almost like an abstract piece of art.

[Kishkindha]

Great sense of composition.

There's a strange elegance in the flow of these lines and shapes, almost like an abstract piece of art.

Most of the lines flows the same direction, especially the rivers (all of them) : from left to right, and this is a region where all this rivers and all the roads end as the shores and the ocean begin, according to the sense of the poem (it’s about death as union with the cosmic all).