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Map for article on King Æthelwulf of Wessex

Resolved

. Many thanks again. Dudley Miles (talk) 17:46, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

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  Map by Ikonact which I have amended
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  Map of southern England for article on King Æthelwulf of Wessex (839-858)
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  Draft of new map

Article(s)

Æthelwulf

Request

Ikonact kindly created a map for the article on King Æthelstan, and I have amended it to show the places mentioned in the article on his great-grandfather, King Æthelwulf. I hope to get the article on this important king to FA, and a map would be very helpful. Note: Sites of battles are shown with crosses, and I have shown towns in upper case for clarity but they would need to be in title case on the map. Dudley Miles (talk) 21:41, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

• @Dudley Miles: I made the map on the right some time ago and could modify it to your requirements. Let me know if it's suitable.  Philg88 ^♦talk

• Thanks @Philg88:. There would be substantial changes needed as the new map is for the mid-ninth century, pre-Viking, and I do not know how easy they would be. Changes are: 1. Only the southern half is relevant. 2. No map I know of for c.850 shows boundaries, presumably because they are so uncertain, so the colours and boundaries would need to be stripped out, leaving a white map. 3. Mercia would be shown across where English and Danish Mercia are now, and the Welsh sub-kingdoms deleted, leaving just Wessex, Mercia, Wales and East Anglia.

• Does that seem practical? Dudley Miles (talk) 09:25, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

@Dudley Miles: Sounds like it would be more practical to modify the Ikonact map. Leave it with me and let me see what I can do. Cheers,  Philg88 ^♦talk 09:51, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks very much Phil. Dudley Miles (talk) 10:21, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

@Dudley Miles: Please take a look at the draft above and let me have any comments or suggestions.  Philg88 ^♦talk 16:03, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

@Philg88: Thanks very much. That's brilliant. A few minor points. 1. Sorry I did not make myself clear about the forest. It should be Selwood Forest, and slightly more vertical in shape and a bit further west, on the same longitude as Sherborne. 2. I would delete Polesworth and the other northern (on this map) towns. They are not relevant to this article and I do not know whether they all existed in 850. 3. There does not seem to be room to put in Surrey, which is a pity but not crucial. Dudley Miles (talk) 16:50, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

@Dudley Miles: New version uploaded. Please mark request as resolved if you're happy.  Philg88 ^♦talk 17:31, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

East Caucasus Map

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I am trying to work up the Imam Shamil war. The best map we have is [*[file:Karte des Kaukasischen Isthmus - Entworfen und gezeichnet von J-Grassl - 1856.jpg|thumb]*], but you have to expand it to see anything. Could someone cut out the area about 41.4-44.0 N and 44.4-48.7 E (West: Vladikavkaz-Tiflis, North: Kizlar, south: southernmost Samur River) and make it a separate map? Thanks, Benjamin Trovato (talk) 00:30, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

 Done Maproom (talk) 20:01, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

Could this be redone? The left side cuts off the label on Vladikazkaz which is an important location. The left edge should be moved west to include the whole northwest bulge of the Terek River to give a clear idea of the geography - near 'Jekaterinograd' or wherever makes a clean cut. This in entirely my fault. I thought I properly inspected the map before making the request, but clearly did not. Sorry. Benjamin Trovato (talk) 00:58, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

I am not going to be able to redo this any time soon. I hope another editor can take it on. Maproom (talk) 14:21, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Map released as part of Murid War. Benjamin Trovato (talk) 22:39, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Since fix has been pending for over a month I assume you have better things to do. I respect your judgment and request this be closed. Benjamin Trovato (talk) 22:39, 8 July 2015 (UTC)