Wow, this looks fantastic! I love the texturing you have, as well as your coloring scheme. I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like with a little more detail (I feel like maps from the 19th century always had a bunch of minute details- maybe too many minute details!). If I reeeeeeeaaaaaallly had to reach for some constructive commentary, it might be shift your continent labels juuuust a little bit in order to avoid the letters intersecting with national borders- at the moment it's a little hard to read them quickly. But that's just about the most nitpicky comment ever- this is great!