Daniels Maps

Bringing worlds to life

I’m Daniel and I’m a freelance illustrator based in The Netherlands with a passion for fantasy maps, sparked by the magnificent maps of Middle Earth. As a fantasy cartographer, I make maps for authors, publishers, game developers and producers always aiming to bring life to a world with my maps.

I’m Daniel and I’m a freelance illustrator based in The Netherlands with a passion for fantasy maps, sparked by the magnificent maps of Middle Earth. As a fantasy cartographer, I make maps for authors, publishers, game developers and producers always aiming to bring life to a world with my maps.

World & Regional Maps

Illustrations

Town & City Maps

Dungeon & Battlemaps

References

Paul Callicott

“Daniel is an absolute pleasure to work with. Fast and personal, he kept me up-to-date in every step of his process. I will definitely use him again in the future.”

Jerome Hope
“Daniel is incredibly talented and provides great service, his communication is excellent and it’s clear he wants the best product possible for his clients. I will happily use his service again.”

Brandon Berryhill – Author or Ruin
“Daniel does more than maps. He did an amazing ship blueprint for me. I am very proud to call myself a client of his. Very high quality work and reasonably priced.”

Abbott and Green – Publisher

“I commissioned Daniel and I’m very happy with the maps. They are way better than I could’ve accomplished at the moment. Throughout the whole process Daniel has been an absolute pleasure to deal with and I can’t recommend him highly enough.”

Contact

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+316 27 46 20 31

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EMAIL

info@danielsmaps.com

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Welcome to the Kingdom of Burbry, Remnant of the Old Empire! This is where the peasants work hard, and the elites thrive. The landscape is dotted with beautiful castles and posh cities. Those that are wealthy make sure you know it, and the poor... Well, the poor don't really have a say in anything. .
The kingdom of Burbry is what remains of the old Burbric Empire, a major nation that existed a millennia ago. Back then it covered most of the continent's mainland. The empire wasn't meant to last, however, and it started falling apart. Many kingdoms broke off and within a single generation, the mighty empire had fallen.
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Since then ii has been in a long but slow decline. Slowly but surely the empire started losing territory until it became but a shadow of its former self. The rulers of Burbry have never accepted or even acknowledged this fact. For centuries they continued to rule as emperors, acting as if they owned the world. This only contributed to the downfall of their realm.
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Burbry has a centuries-old tradition of favoring the elites. People in power hold hereditary titles to make sure their power passes on to their children. They make every effort to secure and hold their position and make sure to stay as far away as possible form the common people.
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Today, Burbry is a kingdom that is surrounded by powerful neighbors. To the east lies the Kingdom of Rasfadal, and to the Kingdom of Domari, to whom it has recently lost territory. .
Download this map and more for free from my Patreon. Link in bio.
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Today I finished up this commission that I have been working on for a couple of months now. It has been a great experience working on this map.
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While I don’t know a lot about the world itself, I feel that the place names tell a lot about it. As I was working on this I also realised that there are a lot of names of famous (and less famous) RPG cities. You can find zoomed in spots if you swipe so you can look those up yourself. How many can you find?
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Massive city in the works 🙂
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The Village of Jarlang
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The town of Jarlang is located on the eastern shores of Rasfadal, between the town of Burnard to the north and Anfel to the south. It's a small town that mostly focusses on fishing. Lately, however, the fish in the area seem to be dying, with no obvious cause. What the villagers have noticed is something about the Stones of Gargal. Their lights don't shine as bright as they used to during the night.
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Of all the different kinds of maps, regional maps are my favourite kind! I love exploring all the different areas, hills, mountains and forests. On top of that I get to populate the land with all these towns and cities.
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Drawing icons for these cities is so much fun. I try to add something unique to every location and make sure that no two icons are the same. This allowed me to capture the soul of a place if some right.
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Sometimes simply looking over these icons gets me inspiration for a town or city map.
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What is your favourite kind of map and why?
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Dossorlan is a small hamlet located in the Dossor Swamp. It is built on the site of a once great city. The ruins of this ancient city can still be seen around town.
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It is rumored that long ago a great city stood where you'll find the Dossor Swamp today. Its people worshipped the Lord of Shadows, but when he was defeated and driven back to the Plane of Shadows the city fell into ruin. The only parts of the city that survived were the Church of Morlorrim and the nearby graveyard.
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For centuries the swamp had been deserted and left to the forces of nature. Some decades ago a group of fishermen settled in the swamps. To their surprise they found a church and graveyard. While both had obviously been abandoned for many years, they were otherwise in decent shape. Almost as if someone still looked after it.
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It is rumored that the hamlet is actually a cover for a cult of Morlorrim. A group of people praying for his return.
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Download this map and more for free from my Patreon. Link in bio .
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