It's fun to steal real city maps and turn them into fantasy cities.
http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/mapmakers/braun_hogenberg.html
Sample
(http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/france/montpellier/maps/braun_hogenberg_I_8_1_s.jpg)
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/blaeu.html
Sample
(http://odur.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/bobzoom.gif)
http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/historic_cities.html
Sample
(http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/belgium/brussels/maps/braun_hogenberg_I_14_m.jpg)
cool idea. :) with some photoshop skillz you could turn that into something mighty useful.
From Reefer Madness' modern city thread. This is a map of Dubrovnik.
(http://www.dubrovnik-guide.net/pics/maps/the%20city2.jpg)
kickass, how'd he make that? :)
Reefer Madness didn't make it. It was just pointed out as a link in that thread. It's a map from www.dubrovnik-guide.net (//www.dubrovnik-guide.net)
Quote from: Name LipsIt's fun to steal real city maps and turn them into fantasy cities.
And those look like good examples. I did this with a map of London as well, circa 1600. I didn't have photoshop or anything similar at the time, so I actually printed it out, made a hand-drawn copy (onion paper and all that) which I then photocopied. I used the photocopies for various purposes, such as player maps and the like. It actually turned out really well.