Still need a map

[Stefan Härtel]

Unfortunately, all nice tools to make map-editing easier won't work properly. Also, I might just be too stupid to learn new tricks when the old ones worked... what do I know.
Anyway, I still need a map for my new scenario. It's boundaries should be:

West:Baghdad
East: Delhi
North: Syr Darja
South: Oman mountains

Perhaps this might serve as a motivation:

[Hendrik the Great]

Wann brqauchst du denn die Karte Stefan?/How soon do you need it? And how big?

[Stefan Härtel]

I'd like it rather quick, but it shouldn't be the most top priority. If it's done by the end of the week that'd be enough.
75x120 squares is appropriate.

Thanks

[Heresson]

Nice cities, Stefan.
Now I'm enious and angry.
Let it never happen again.

[Hendrik the Great]

Thanks to University and real life I won't be able to make that deadline. I'm sorry, this looks like a rather lengthy job for me.

[Stefan Härtel]

NP. If you get it done by end of next week that'd be just as well. Don't rush it.

[Hendrik the Great]

I will try my best. But I am making no promises Stefan. I need to find a nice template picture to work from and where the hell is Syr Darja? I cannot find it on any maps I have so far.

[Stefan Härtel]

The Syr Darja is a river in southern Kazakhstan and northern Uzbekistan flowing out of the Aral Sea. In antiquity it was known as the Jaxartes...

[Hendrik the Great]

OK, a river. Now I know what to look for an where. I'll try to be done in a week.

[Stefan Härtel]

Thank you very much!

[Hendrik the Great]

Sorry

Stefan, I am very sorry but I just cannot get the job done in time. There is too much else to do in real live. I am very sorry, perhaps ask Mercator for advice?

[Mercator]

Damn server!

I replied to this a couple of hours ago, apparently my reply didn´t make it...

Sorry for not answering any sooner. But, well, I´m not really making a lot of maps these days.
[Heresson interlude]And I have yet to finish several of my and Maciej´s maps. Hmmm, and Maciej even urged me to make this map for you... Are you sure Maciej? That´ll delay the finishing of your maps [/Heresson interlude]
I am rather busy myself, so it will take at least to the end of next week. But I´ll give it a shot, if you don´t have the time to wait for a map (and use an awful alternative instead ).

Here´s an image of a map of the area (from the new batch of maps from Harlan´s Civ3 Haven )...

[Mercator]

And the same area rotated...

The first map basically has Baghdad in the West, the Jaxartes in the North, Delhi in the East and the Oman Mountains in the South.
On the second map, Baghdad is in the Northwest, the Jaxartes in the Northeastern corner, Delhi in the Southeastern corner and the Oman mountains roughly in the Southwest.

Which one will it be? No. 1 or No. 2 or something even better?

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Mercator, when S.H. first posted his map request, I posted one of the ecoregion bitmaps of the area. If that's of any use, let me know, I can repost it while at the office. There was also the matching shaded relief image.

[Mercator]

Yes, sure that would be great.

But could you make sure the area is large enough? That way I'll have enough "elbow room" if I rotate or enlarge the area a bit.