Fantasy world map, maybe more

[feanaaro]

As I see it, the style of the map you linked is very different from both "a medieval master mapmaker's hand-drawn masterwork" and "a painted overhead map, and one of each would be ideal".
I, for one, could do the first style, but not any of the other two.

[m4dn3zz]

The first image in that thread looks to be, basically, digitally painted. I'm kind of thinking a rougher version of the same concept. The second, the sepia-toned "older style" makes me think of an older mapmaker's hand-drawn work (albeit a highly detailed version). They're the first examples that really came to mind.

[m4dn3zz]

Something like this (but on a slightly aged parchment) would be ideal for the "mapmaker's" version: http://www.pandius.com/knownworldfull1lh.jpg

As far as the painted, I'm thinking something like this: http://www.library.ethz.ch/exhibit/imhof/images/022.jpg

That make more sense?