GAZ4 Ierendi, 8 miles per hex
Ierendi’s was the first Gazetteer map to distinguish shallow and deep water, and the first to make use of the Reef symbol. Its labelling was rather sparse, leaving a number of features unnamed. The complete lack of lighthouses was also peculiar for an island map. This illustrates a common feature of early Gazetteer maps: even though the symbol in question appeared on the map’s key, it nevertheless doesn’t seem to have been available for use in the drafting of the map. (See also the lack of Forested Hills in GAZ1.)
Replica Map (December 2020)
Sources
- GAZ4 The Kingdom of Ierendi (1987) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Poster map (Cartography by Frey Graphics, Steve Sullivan, Dave LaForce)
Chronological Analysis
This is Map 74. It was published in December 1987. The updated version of this map is available here. 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 1987.
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
- Settlements —
- Terrain —
Revisions
- Settlements —
- Terrain —
Hex Art & Fonts
- Symbols — Gazetteer series standard. Shallow and deep water appeared for the first time in a Gazetteer map, as did the art for Reefs, although both of these appeared in the Legend as early as GAZ1.
- Fonts — Feinen throughout.
