Moveable map you say? Disappearing island you say?? Well let's see it move.
I know what you mean, and I finally had some time to devote to figuring out, on Photoshop, how to make a GIF.
So here is a GIF file showing movement of the pointer arm to one of the 4 seasonal points (summer) as Mystic Island disappears from one location and then appears at another, while a star filled night sky and rolling wave sea can be seen sliding in the cutouts in the map.
Sorry for the small size but had to squish it to be small enough (file size) to post. Just wanted to get some video of the concept realized, and in live moving action.Click image for larger version.  Name: moving-Mystic-summer-tiny.gif  Views: 96  Size: 4.51 MB  ID: 64437

For better detail of the map, the story behind the island, and the moving features disk, please refer to the album in my profile (or earlier in the this post- I'm not sure if this will post as a new thread, or reply to my original post.)

I've been thinking of expanding the idea, on an upcoming map, to include a couple cogs under the map so that 2 feature disks will turn as the arm is spun. Any suggestions on a theme?