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 \n• Good maps  \n• My process – pretty map  \n• What makes a map “bad”—geographic transgression, confusing  \n• Map Considerations – Geography/World Building  \n• My process – functional map  \n• Questions  \nWhere to Download PDF  \n• Don’t worry about taking too many notes about the URLs, etc.  \n• The PDF is already on my website.  \n• I’ll give you a link at the end of the presentation  \nCopyright Joshua J. Perkey [joshuajperkey.blogspot.com](joshuajperkey.blogspot.com)  \nMAPHEAD by Ken Jennings  \nFantasy Maps are covered in  \nChapter 6, pages 105-120 I have an entry in the Index! 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