Excellent first map. You have a natural inclination for this, no doubt about it! This being your first exploration, I can imagine great things ahead
Moreover, you have a good understanding of geography - rivers are right, mountains have believable locations, the forest isn't randomly placed but in the rainy side of a mountainrange - it all looks natural.

My take on this particular map is that is lacks a focal point, or else, its focal point is the large mountains in the foreground, while the inhabited areas seem diminished. I don't know if this was intended, I guess not. Still, for a first map, awesome, really!

My suggestion to you is that you start paying attention to the monthly chalenges here agrowing as an artist.nd enter them. Your kind of cartography fits them very well and you'll find yourself