Old Russian Tree and Forest Symbols

[RPMiller]

Forgot that I needed to finish this...

Here is the rest:

Map 5 inside

• Plantations of big forest
• Plantations of small (probably in size and quantity) forest
• Mixed forest
• Bushes
• Swamp with forest

Map 6

• Swamp
• Firry on wet ground
• Firry on dry ground
• Birch forest between firry

Firry – Any tree with needlelike leaves

Map 7

(Starting at the top)

Above each picture - Dry Ground
Below each picture - Wet Ground

Descriptions to the right:

• Mixed forest, scotch fir, fir-tree, birch, aspen
• Mostly Spruce and Scotch Fir
• Greenwood i.e. birch, aspen, lime timber
• Mixed bushes, hay here and there

Map 8

• Cut logging, replaced by young forest
• Mixed pinewood, sparse oak or birch trees
• Forest tract dominated by short oak, birch and aspen trees mixed with old pine trees.

Bottom:

Pine - Oak - Birch - Aspen

[Elena]

I think that link is awesome I love seeing how people/groups develop different ways to stylize and represent terrain on maps.

Me, I'm looking for a good way to draw a forested mountain range, that doesn't clash and is maybe a little more than mountains painted green. :B