Mapping in the Imagination

Peering in maps for ports and piers and roads; 
And every object that might make me fear 
Misfortune to my ventures...
      - Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice

If you are looking to build your story setting, to develop your imaginary world, to evoke a sense of distance or scale, to add local colour or distant legends, whether it is winding byways or savage wilderness, it always helps to have a map.

A map can be an equally useful tool for both writer and reader.  For wr...