I love this forum and have been a long time reader, although I believe this is my first. I'm a programmer by trade but am pretty obsessed with maps, you'd know if you could see my office. Typically, I have one of my artist friends make maps for my games, but finally decided to take the plunge into hobbyist cartography. As this is my first map, I decided to use Ascension's Atlas Style rather than create my own style (this is also my first foray into Photoshop).

I am looking for critiques. The map is of the land of Near (props to Clinton Nixon for the setting).

Here it is:

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