Creating city map with height differences

[darkseed2012]

Hello everyone. Been a member for a while but this is my first post. Anyway I am creating a city map, my first, for a story I am writing. The problem is I don't know how to go about showing elevation differences that reflect the terrain. Any ideas would be great.

I for whatever reason am unable to upload files here or on photobucket. I'll post a pic of what I have when I can figure out what the hell is wrong.

Thank you.

I would suggest taking a look at my gallery on here. I have some maps based on USGS Topo and late 19th century fire insurance maps. Most people on here usually shaping to show the terrain as it would appear. Look through the maps on here and try some of the techniques. All I can say is try styles out and see what works for you and develop something that works for you.