Optimistic 10-13th century Afro-Euroasian trade routes

[MartinMånsson]

Hello,

http://martinmansson.deviantart.com/...253A1446989140

This is my first map. It depicts an optimistic state of the global trade network during the 10-13th (900-1250) century C.E. However, as history is not static, some of these cities were more active in certain periods, and less active in others. Hedeby for example is destroyed in 1066, while most of central asia was ravaged by the Mongols in the mid 13th century. As well as the italian states rising to power in the late 12th century, and the decline of the south iberian cities in the 13th century. So keep in mind that this is an optimistic view, covering the approximate timespan of 900-1250 C.E.

I have not finished the frame, legends or titles yet. So, here's some short info;

Bigger lines are main trade routes
Smaller lines are secondary trade routes

Dotted lines are land routes
Dashed lines are Sea routes
Full lines are river routes

Red dots are cities
Major red dots are major entrepotes
Major red dots with underlined text are major gravitational (trade-wise) pulls

The different line colors represents different regions based of geography and trade goods.