The Continent of Ictaria - linguistic map

[Caenwyr]

This is the second map in a series on the continent of Ictaria. The in-story idea is that this map was commissioned by the Idur, the leader of the Ictari Faith, who resides in his capital of Cailltir. Fun fact: the Prime Meridian runs straight through the Iduric Academy of Geography just west of Cailltir.


On the political map the "uncivilised" lands are left empty, with barely a tribe name in italics to indicate a human presence. This map however shows that the "uncivilised" regions, too, are actually brimming with cultures. The nomadic tribes in Hamad (the eastern empty zones) and Svariin (the north) have very diverse, complex societies. Language and culture have no 1:1 relationship but this map at least allows us a glimpse in the true wealth of civilisations in the known world.


Some figures about the map:

• roughly 60 x 42 cm at 300 dpi
• created in Photoshop (with a helping hand from Wilbur) on my Surface Pro 7
• here's the WIP thread (a chain thread that also has my other maps in the series)

The other maps in this series are:

• the political map
• the topographic map

The plan is to one day do one for the distribution of different religions, but I'm a bit short on time for the moment .

I hope you'll like it, and if not, let me know why!