I usually go for a more like,,, geographical look for my maps, but I'm now debating going for a political map, make it more obvious which country rules over which regions
Its not a difficult thing to swap between and I've got these set up on separate files so I can update one with changes I make to the other when I'm finished, but I'm wondering which would be better to make the Official Map of the project.
Ccccurrently I'm leaning towards the political map? I like the colors of the Geographical one more but I think the political map would be more useful for clarifying which regions are under control of which kingdoms. Maybe I'll do both? Have the geographical one just for labelling natural features like lakes and forests and mountains and get rid of the town markers (or maybe just leave them unlabeled), then have the Political one to highlight important towns, the disputed regions, the popular roads and trade routes, etc? I dunno, I guess we'll see :p
Both of these maps are the low quality versions I'll be able to post places, I'll have a clearer, more defined version available once I'm actually done making these. Also, these maps don't mark Every Single Town/Village/Municipality/Urban center in Devterrina, they're just there to mark cities that have important roles in the sociopolitical climate of Devterrina. Some of them are important cultural or trade centers, some have important military positions and roles, some are political hubs, etc etc. I'll be making a detailed list of these towns and why they're important to go with a longer post when I'm done, and I've already got some notes in the works.