Hi Daniel.

I'm no artist either, but I have been around for a while on the Cartographers' Guild. First and "foremost", you need to decide whether or not you want to make your own map (or play a major role in doing so).

If you do, head over to the tutorials section and spend some time reading, learning, and doing. You certainly won't be able to replicate your favorite maps right away, but you should be able to produce something you can be proud of - even if you only end up using your work as a sketch to show to an artist later on.

If you're certain that you'll need someone else to accomplish this (it sounds like you are), you should visit the Mapmaking Requests section here on the guild. Read the "please read me" stickied thread before making your post, because you need to include specific information. Many many many many people forget to include something important (such as an email address). Compensation is important to almost all artists, and marking your project as [Paid] (and later following through with that, obviously) will garner interest. I'm not sure what prices look like for maps (again, I'm NOT a professional artist), but cheap doesn't always mean good : )

You might get the opinions of others in this thread or have a CL move it to Mapmaking Requests. We have great talent here on the guild and I'm sure you'll find the right person for your project if you choose to hire.