Oh that looks great with the parchment background, the blurring from the scanner isn't really noticeable, it doesn't bother me one bit but I can understand the frustration, if it was mine, which I wish it was, then it would bug the hell out of me because I'd see it as a problem but most people (who didn't make the map) wouldn't even notice.

And I'm curious about the shading, did you use marker for this or paint? Or is it just really blended pencil?