Sodom and Gomorrah, an alternate cartographical history

[Will]

Okay, mountains, rivers, and settlements in...

[Larb]

I like the mountains, they go well with the rest of the colour palette. Your "wave" lines in the sea end up a bit straight and square the further out they go which I think doesn't look so good. I'm assuming you used something like selection -> modify -> contract and then stroked it (or expanded it if you did it the opposite way). If you want to make it look less straight/squareish, you can smooth the selection after you contract it each time. This is in photoshop though and you might not be using that!

[Will]

I don't mind the geometrical shapes on this map, actually. I have a book of reference maps from 1895, and they all do the same thing, long before photoshop... But I appreciate the smoothing suggestion... I'll have to try it!

[arsheesh]

Hey what a cool concept for a map. May I ask, do you have some intended purpose in mind for it (e.g. class presentation, Bible study teaching aid, or antediluvian based campaign)?

Cheers,

-Arsheesh

[Will]

I'm a writer, and I'm working on a fantasy novel from the perspective of the Sodomites and Gomorrans.

[arsheesh]

Very intriguing, keep us abreast, I know I'd sure be interested in reading that.

Cheers,

-Arsheesh