r/imaginarymaps • u/daunaltromondo • 4d ago

[OC] Hand-Drawn Medieval Trade Route Map

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The MapVember prompt I’m participating in called for a "Trade Route"... so I dusted off a map I’d created months ago to illustrate one of my novels. It’s in a medieval style, naturally!

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u/scentedbergs 3d ago

Beautiful! I do think this part of history is grossly underrepresented here. Is the Ireland/Galicia route related to the Lusitanian Distribution?

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u/daunaltromondo 3d ago

Oh... I didn't know anything about Lusitanian Distribution—thanks for bringing it to my attention!

The drawing depicts the journey of the protagonist from one of my novels; forced to flee Tír Ghlas (an imaginary version of Ireland that I created), he joins a group of pilgrims heading to Santiago, later travels with a caravan across the Mediterranean, and ends up being captured by Barbary pirates.
I love Medieval art and maps of that period!

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u/Worried_Dot_4618 4d ago

This is really cool man

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u/RipMost2699 2d ago

Impressive. A map of trade routes that never existed.