I agree with the philosophy, and many real world political maps do the same, but I like maps with lots of info. It would be kinda cool to the see geographical limitations that caused some of these situations, such as valleys that gave one army an advantage over the others and whatnot. Again, I kind of like a cluttered map though.

Definitely follow your muse above all else.

EDIT: Just noticed that your name is one of the later time frame countries. Nice.