Quote Originally Posted by jbgibson View Post
You're right - a political map doesn't need topographic elements. River locations have a bit of interest, since they're often borders, they are vital for many cities, they indicate transport... but even they aren't crucial for a purely political map. The bodies of water are politically-related - people talking about the Korian Rebellion potential are going to talk about the impassibility or ease of transport across the seas between that and the main Empire lands - and the name folks refer to those waters by are thus apropos.
nice to see this. I think a lot of people on this forum take the more artistic interpretation to cartography - adding features like mountains, forests etc. to a map just because they make it nicer. though there is the other, more functional route, where a map has a specific purpose (other than looking pretty ), where everything it contains is there for a reason. dont get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with either way, it's just nice to see a more 'functional' map here.