Re: [DL] About Maps

["Eric Young" <ecyoung@mediaone.net>]

Here's a website for maps someone posted to the list a couple years ago...

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html

Eric

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Greaves" <temporus@hotmail.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [DL] About Maps


> Neil,
>
> I know Allan has previously posted some good info on maps not too long
ago,
> but I don't have that info handy here at work.
>
> I am working on maps of the states in Campaign Cartographer format, that
> once they are done, will be available to the list members.  Right now, I'm
> having a tough time deciding how exactly I want to approach part of the
> drawings.  (For those that are not interested in CC2, but would still like
> to use my maps, I will be exporting them to JPG as well.)
>
> These maps will be mainly set up for my campaign, however, and so should
not
> be looked upon as gospel for deadlands, nor exactly historical as well.
>
> As to the distances between towns, it all depends upon the state.  Some
> states it's a lot more spread out than others.  The trend as I see it is
> that the further east a state is, the closer the towns are together and
the
> more of them there are.
>
> If you want to see an example of the kind of work I'm doing, feel free to
> check out the following:
>
> http://vger.rutgers.edu/~olorin/WESTERN/USMap1.gif
>
> Eventually, I will have a detailed map of each state west of the
mississipi.
>   Right now, I'm working on Arizona.  But I'm kind of in a rut, and not
sure
> how to proceed.  Once I've got that ready, I'll let folks who are
interested
> know.
>
> Ed Greaves
> http://vger.rutgers.edu/~olorin/
> temporus@hotmail.com
>
> >From: "Neil Gage" <neil@npgage.freeserve.co.uk>
>
> >I've spent the the last few weeks trying to find a half decent map of the
> >West circa 1870. I know there are changes from the real world but I
thought
> >it would help with distances and flavour. You know, how often would you
> >find
> >a settlement in Kansas? Every 10 miles? 20? That sort of thing. Also I
> >thought it would help by giving ideas for town names. This leads to my
main
> >point. I seem to recall reading about frontier town names a few years
ago,
> >and how (men alone being men alone) they were named anything under the
sun,
> >but I can't find where I read it. I game with a group of mature adults
and
> >use of town names like two dogs and a whore (too pick an extremely mild
> >one)
> >and their ilk adds atmosphere (and humour) to the game.
> >
> >So any ideas for finding that map either on the net or in a decent book?
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >Neil Gage
>
>
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