Yesterday I found the time to finish the new, colour version of the Madasahatta map, and have added a key as well as the place names.
The original map looked like this ...
... and the finished map looks like this:
I am very pleased with the way it has turned out, and I think that if he was still alive, Eric Knowles would have enjoyed seeing it.
This was the third of my short-term goals that I have achieved, and I now intend to set myself a few more.
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Looks very good Bob. It's great to tick things off the list!
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteI enjoyed finishing work on this map, and I have a sense of achievement from having ticked off my three of my short-term aims.
All the best,
Bob
That looks fantastic Bob! Dare I say it but an improvement on the original? I still like the B&W map but this is easier to read for me.
ReplyDeleteWell done on hitting another goal and look forward to seeing what else you have planned.
Steve J.,
DeleteI like to think that this is what Eric’s map would have looked like had he had the sort of technology we now have readily available ... particularly as it is easier to read!
Getting my three short-term aims done has given me a lot of satisfaction ... and I’m already thinking about what my next ones will be.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteYou've done a splendid job of the NEW MADASAHATTA MAP - so faithful to the Original- well done- the labeling really sets it. Yes, Eric would love what you've achieved. Best Wishes. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteCheers! I’m very pleased with the way it has turned out ... and I’m sure that Eric would have thought so as well!
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteI agree, it's a splendid recreation of the original map in a more readable and very professional style. You certainly achieved your goal with this!
Best wishes,
Arthur
Arthur1815 (Arthur),
DeleteCheers, old chap! I’m getting to the stage where I can create what I think are good quality wargame maps.
In the case of the Madasahatta map, this was something that I really wanted to get right ... and I think that I have managed that.
All the best,
Bob
Lovely Bob. I look forward to retirement so that I too can do something creative and personally satisfying (here people can insert their own snarky comment about their current job status and/or mental care institution).
ReplyDeleteSteve8,
DeleteCheers! I am finding that I could easily spend all my free time now that I am retired doing nothing but wargaming or doing wagame-related activitIes ... but thankfully my wife insists that I do other things as well. This makes me appreciate the time I spend on wargaming much more ... and probably keeps me sane!
All the best,
Bob
Great job Bob. You've certainly become a very competent cartographer. Cheers Greg
ReplyDeleteDelta Coy (Greg),
DeleteCheers! The more maps I draw, the better I seem to be getting at producing them.
All the best,
Bob
A fine map, Bob - just asking for a campaign to be fought over (and around) it! My pal Paul (Jacko) has the book. Maybe...
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteI think that David Crook (whose blog is A Wargaming Odyssey) is thinking along similar lines, but set somewhat earlier than the beginning of the twentieth century.
Perhaps all three of you could embark on parallel campaigns set on Madasahatta.
All the best,
Bob
Looking good Bob. Your new shorter 'to do list' seems to have done the trick.
ReplyDeleteI had to chuckle at some of the place names. I assume the southern tribal area has long grass and the people are short. :-)
Nundanket,
DeleteI am still formulating my next short-list as I have so many things that I could put on it that it would be a rather long-list without some pruning!
As to the Firkawi ... Eric describes them as follows:
'A tribe of southern Madasahatta. Fishermen and cattle herders. Their Paramount Chief is Rumbletum. There are two subordinate chiefs, Boosoobi and Clinkajeer. The Firkawi are not very brave. They are employed by the British as porters, guides, askaris, etc. Famous for their inability to navigate off tracks in the bush.'
and
'The Firkawi can move off track without loss of speed in the dry season, but invariably get lost. During the Monsoon season they do not move at all as they hate getting wet.'
From this, I think that we can assume that either they are quite short ... or the grass is very tall ... or both!
All the best,
Bob