Homann is a medium-sized set of often VERY LARGE signs-some of the cartouches are over a thousand pixels wide-so, yeah… the detail here is fairly intense. It’s perfect for a wide variety of fantasy projects. With all those quirks I thought Homann would stand apart while still working alongside any of my older sets, and I appreciate its attention to detail. Since completing my Thirteen in Twelve project last year, I’ve been seeking out resources that separate themselves from the thousands of repetitive-looking maps from the 17th and 18th century. Interestingly, a lot of effort went into detailing agriculture, and it’s not hard to see the amount of time the engraver spent on fields. Landforms are present but serve as a secondary backdrop to the strategic fortifications. The settlements are an unusual mix of pictorial illustrations and the traditional profile-style signs more common to cartographic maps of this era. But that jumbled confusion makes sense considering the messy military history surrounding the strait.Ī unique map like this means the brush set extracted from it will be just as unique. At the same time, it flirts with being a nautical chart, not something you often find on maps like this. It’s reminiscent of a battlefield map at first, but you can see how it’s mixed with the traditional cartography of its time. You’ll see what I mean.) It’s a unique map. Based on L’Isle de Cadix du Detroit de Gibraltar, a 1788 map of the Strait of Gibraltar, by Johann Baptist Homann, a prolific German geographer, cartographer, and wig haver. Want to help support this work?Īre you a fan of fields? Are defensive fortifications your jam? Then Homann is the perfect set for you. Today, I’m excited to announce the release of my latest free historically-based fantasy-map brush set, which I’ve named Homann.Īll my Map Tools will always be free. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have a few things up my sleeve. I’ve been heads down working on the edits for Gleam Upon the Waves, so it’s been a while since I’ve shared any new resources for fantasy map enthusiasts, writers, cartographers, game masters, table-top role-playing game creators-whoever you are.
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