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Release the Kraken on Axebridge over Blackbay

Added 2020-10-25 01:37:16 +0000 UTC

Every month we go through our back catalogue of maps and YOU, the army of amazing supporters on Patreon vote on which two should be re-released under the free commercial use license. The first such release this month is an “ancient” map in my reckoning, going back to 2013.

Axebridge over Blackbay dates back to an urban mapping “kick” I was on in late 2013. It is also one of my favourite non-standard cities, as the defenses are very different than a typical walled city.

Regardless, here’s Axebridge over Blackbay (just called Axebridge by most). This city is fortified only along the waterfront, so the impression is that they have come under naval attack before. However, the lack of other defensive structures implies that the city is well-positioned in a friendly and generally civilized environment. The number of different docks implies numerous merchant and fishing families / businesses, and that the city has grown in spurts since it was founded, requiring new docks as more naval traffic starting using the port. It is quite likely on a fairly small island and relies on the naval forces of friendly neighbours.

This map was drawn in a 4×6 inch booklet using a 0.7mm black gel pen.

The commercially-licensed versions of the map (at 1200 dpi) are on the Dodecahedron at https://dysonlogos.blog/2020/10/24/release-the-kraken-on-axebridge-over-blackbay/