Antiquarian Maps and Atlases

[KMAlexander]

Hi Benjamin, welcome!

I am loving all this antique map stuff and excited to have another historical cartography enthusiast around—I mean, technically, we probably all fall into that bucket one way or another. I make resources (mostly brushes) for fantasy cartographers based on antique map sources, so I spend loads of time elbow deep in old maps. Funny enough, over the last month, I've been trying to figure out a way to use those old architectural floor plans in a way that'd be effective. They're a bit tricky since buildings weren't as standardized as they are today.

[MigarFrobert]

Thinking about maps showing the thickness of the walls always reminds me of the Skara Brae maps, which I always liked https://www.orkneyology.com/images/S...floor-plan.jpg

Thought that was going to be a Bard's Tale thing at first - that was a nice find. Mapping the computer game on schoolbook graph paper was much more orderly than that back in the day.