Hi, I've written one novel and am half way through my second - both of these need maps as they are set on an alternative Earth around 1500 AD. I'm not a graphic designer, let alone a cartographer, but I'm having to do the work myself as when I ask anyone else to do it they produce great maps but not the ones in my head. What I'm looking for are examples from the period and also symbols/pictures of mountains/trees/towns etc to be used in my own versions. Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated. And if you happen to know anyone who can transliterate Arabic into Roman characters, I'd be grateful for that too!