Thibault’s Isles of Steam, 8 miles per hex
This is another of Thibault’s Grid/Hexmapper pairs of maps. The Grid version adds the Isles of Steam to his Mystara, 24 miles per hex world map, while the Hexmapper version zooms in to cover it at 8 miles per hex.
These volcanic tropical islands are all that remains of ancient Lhomarr in the modern day, in the midst of the Sea of Steam. They may be leftovers from the original island continent, or else islands that were close to it before its fall.
Thibault’s map was the first to depict the islands at this scale; when Geoff conceived them in the late 90s, they only appeared on his 72 mile per hex Cestia map. As well as detailing the isles’ terrain, Thibault also added a lot of smaller islands and reefs.
Fan-made Map by Thibault Sarlat (December 2003)
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.
Fan Sources
- Geoff’s Cestia and Oceania, 72 miles per hex (1997)
- A description and history for the Isles of Steam (1998) (Vaults of Pandius)
- Thibault’s Isles of Steam, 24 miles per hex (2003)
References
- All of Thibault’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
- Thibault’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara
- Thibault’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius
Chronological Analysis
This is a fan-made map. It was published in 2003. The updated Atlas version of this map is not yet available. 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 2003. (Please note that it may be some time before the project reaches this point.)
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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