Ramelin’s Blackheart, 8 miles per hex
This was among a set of maps Jose posted to his Pinterest page in late January 2016. The other maps mostly featured regions such as Kavkaz and parts of Norwold, but this one did something entirely different, picking up where Bruce Heard had left off in his 2012-2013 work on Alphatia. To elaborate, Bruce left three provinces unfinished: Blackheart, the Imperial Territories, and Shiye-Lawr. Jose put his particular talent for expanding maps in the same style as the originals to great effect, finishing the work that Bruce had begun.
Blackheart was the first province that Jose tackled. Bruce had already mapped the northern half on the edge of his Frisland map, so it was probably the easiest of the three to complete. The result was highly impressive, to the point that it would be hard to tell which parts were Bruce’s and which were Jose’s.
There were still two provinces to cover, but this map was the first step towards a completed 8 mile per hex map of Alphatia.
I would be amiss if I didn’t mention that in fact Jose’s was not the first complete map of Blackheart; that honour went to Sturm’s Blackheart, which he completed way back in 2006. Unfortunately, he didn’t share it online until 2018. With two great maps of Blackheart available to us, the ultimate map remains to be made: a hybrid mixing the best parts of both maps.
Fan-made Map by Jose Ignacio Ramos Lomelin (January 2016)
This is an original map created by one of Mystara’s excellent fan cartographers. For more information on the cartographer, including a gallery of all their maps, see also Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara.
Sources
- Dawn of the Emperors (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Bruce Heard’s Alphatia (2012-2013)
- Frisland, 8 mile per hex map (June 2013)
- Foresthome, 8 mile per hex map (November 2012)
- Stoutfellow, 8 mile per hex map (June 2012)
Fan Sources
- None
References
- All of Jose’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
- Jose’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara (upcoming)
- Jose’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius
Chronological Analysis
This is a fan-made map. It was published in January 2016. The updated Atlas version of this map is Blackheart, 8 miles per hex. 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 2016.
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. 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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