Map the second -- City of Aldergaard

[EerieA]

Hey all, back for more. Making this one was very challenging, though thoroughly enjoyable. This is my second map, set in the same world as the first one, and also the first time I've really tried to draw a city in depth. I may have over-extended my artistic abilities a little haha, getting the perspective to look halfway decent was a continuous struggle, as was doing the architecture on such a small scale. I have to say it was profoundly satisfying to watch the city take shape before my eyes. This one is far from perfect, but if nothing else it's a big step forward in complexity from the previous map I drew. Not sure if I will make another map right away or work on some other projects, this one did take it out of me, heh. I'm confident that when I do another one, it will be better. This was done with pen and ink on 6.5x9.5" notebook paper.

I took a lot of inspiration from medieval city maps as well as the woodcuts/engravings of Albrecht Durer, who is one of my favorite artists and a big inspiration to my work. Would be interested to see if anyone has examples of similarly styled maps to give me some ideas for next time. Hope to also hear your comments on this one, good or bad, let me have it!