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    Wip Isla San Pedro - Antique Marine Chart (WIP)

    Just a quick post about something that I am working on.

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    The plan with this is to produce an antique marine chart of an imaginary island group somewhere in the carribean (or thereabouts) - Spanish influenced names. I don't speak Spanish, so this may be a good part of the challenge, so as it develops, if there are any native Spanish speakers lurking out there, any criticisms will be welcome.

    So far we have a coast outline, background texture (not settled on this, so it may change), and a basic border.

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    So, maybe I shouldn't have put "Antique" in the title, as I have decided to ditch the texture and go with a plain white background. I will be trying to fairly closely mimic NOAA charts, as this is mainly an exercise in trying to improve my mapmaking skills and use of GIMP.

    Latest WIP on this...

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    Looks like a good start, imho.

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    Thanks Ilanthar. I've been doing a lot of work on scales, border, grids, navigation devices etc. Will try to get an update posted in the next couple of days.

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    Latest WIP, added blue area to denote shallow water, started putting in soundings, land contours, and some work on the grid and coordinates.
    I am trying to do a compass rose similar to what one would get on NOAA charts, but having a bit of a mission with it. Will get it eventually...

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    Many thanks in advance for any criticisms/suggestions...

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