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Apr 24, 20194 min read

PoDs of the Thirty Years War

By Alex Richards The Thirty Years War was, in percentage terms at least, the most destructive event in German history, depopulating vast...

Apr 10, 20194 min read

So You Want to Make A Map: Part VII

By Alex Richards If you've been following along with this series, by this point you'll have what could be described as a full colour...

Mar 27, 20195 min read

So You Want to Make a Map? Part VI

By Alex Richards While the last article discussed what to colour, today I'll be discussing which colours to use. Here the choice...

Mar 13, 20194 min read

So You Want to Make a Map? Part V

By Alex Richards Having mastered the art of tracing, the next stage in creating a map is the addition of colour. While the actual...

Feb 27, 20195 min read

So You Want To Make A Map: Part IV

By Alex Richards At the end of the last article I introduced the subject of tracing. This is without doubt the most powerful technique a...

Feb 13, 20194 min read

So You Want To Make A Map: Part III

By Alex Richards While the question of audience forms the bedrock of mapmaking, and the question of programme is, naturally, the first...

Jan 30, 20195 min read

So You Want to Make a Map? Part II

By Alex Richards In my first article on this topic here, I covered the most fundamental question of map making- why you're actually...

May 15, 20184 min read

So you want to make a map? – Part 1

By Alex Richards Perhaps you're part way through writing a story and want to help readers understand where events are happening in...

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