I managed to spend a bit of time over the past couple of days to get the basic work on the new, colour version of the Madasahatta map completed ... and it looks like this:
I now need to finish off the key and add the location names to the map, and it will then be complete. However, David Crook and I want to add some more detail to the as yet empty northern part of the map. On the original map this is described as being 'unexplored bush country inhabited by the Dodgilot Tribe', but we would like to at least add some geographical features such as native settlements, rivers, and watering holes.
We don't want to rush this, as we want to make sure that what we do add is in line with the sort of thing that we think that Eric Knowles would have included.
That looks superb Bob.
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteI wondered if the new, colour version would be as good as the original, and I think that the use of colour has actually improved its usefulness. It is certainly easier to see the different terrain types, which was not always easy on the original.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteNice work there - the MAP is certainly near complete and you've done a good job of keying in the different types of terrain...Eric would love it! Best Wishes. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteCheers! I think that Eric would have thought that I done a reasonable job redrawing and colourising his original map.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob -
ReplyDeleteThis really is a fine map. I like the original as looking more like the type of cartography one might expect of the purported times (1914 or earlier), but your upgraded version has more practical as well as visual appeal.
It seems to me that as the Dodgilot country is largely unexplored, except perhaps by the Dodgilot people themselves, it could be simply shown uniformly as bush country, unless and until exploratory missions are sent forth (and return). Perhaps the odd coastal village or kraal would be known, but otherwise the major settlements could be left romantically mysterious, hidden and unknown.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteI am pleased that you think that my redrawn, colourised version of Eric’s map is going to be easier to use and is visually attractive as well.
There’s a whole game to be had in exploring and mapping the terra incognito that is the territory occupied by the Dodgilot. Perhaps separate British and German expeditions ... or even a French or Belgian one?
It’s certainly something to think about.
All the best,
Bob
Hello there Bob,
ReplyDeleteIt certainly looks a lot more user friendly than the original! That is a big piece of real estate in the north that has plenty of potential.
Much to ponder methinks!
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
DeleteCheers! I think that Eric would have approved of the new version.
In reply to Archduke Piccolo’s comment, I suggested that an ‘exploring’ game might be the way to fill in the uncharted Dodgilot territory. It’s certainly something worth thinking about.
All the best,
Bob