Dragon 196 Orc’s Head Peninsula, 24 miles per hex

The Known World Grimoire continued exploring the Savage Coast where the Voyage of the Princess Ark left off. This map was the second of three that appeared during the column’s run, and it focused on the Orc’s Head Peninsula area, expanding southwards into the Dark Jungle. This was the first map to show the Arm of the Immortals in hex form, even if it’s only a tiny sliver; much more was shown in the final article a few months later.

An 8 mile per hex detail map appeared on the same page, showing the Black Orchid Tribelands.

Replica Map (November 2020)

Sources

• The Known World Grimoire: A new definition of bad: the orcs of the Dark Jungle and their master, Dragon 196 (August 1993)
  • Page 42 map (Cartography by John Knecht)

Chronological Analysis

This is Map 233. It was published in August 1993. The updated version of this map has not yet been released. See also Appendix C for annual chronological snapshots of the area. For the full context of this map in Mystara’s publication history, see the upcoming Let’s Map Mystara 1993.

The following lists are from the Let’s Map Mystara project. Additions are new features, introduced in this map; Revisions are changes to previously-introduced features; Hex Art & Fonts track design elements; and finally Textual Additions are potential features found in the related text. In most cases, the Atlas adopts these textual additions into updated and chronological maps.

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Additions

Revisions

Hex Art & Fonts

• Fonts — Korinna throughout.

Textual Additions (Dragon 196, 1993)