I have compiled a variety of options https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C7smRafom0Lgonicl1tgkQam5_zeUtkQ6fCodm0jGEg/edit Answer from loki130 on reddit.com
Inkarnate
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Inkarnate - Create Fantasy Maps Online
Create fantasy maps online. With Inkarnate you can create world maps, regional maps and city maps for dungeons & dragons, fantasy books and more! FREE SIGN-UP!
The Book Designer
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Fantasy Map Generator - The Book Designer
June 13, 2024 - Enchanted castles? Magical forests? A desolate wasteland? Plug in the details, and our AI fantasy map generator will create it!
Reddit
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r/mapmaking on Reddit: Best resources and tools for fictional map creation?
February 17, 2023 -
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Perhaps some of you here are able to recommend me good tools and sources for map creation? I am looking specifically for those which allow creation of fictional and creative maps (cities, towns, lands, continents, the whole globe).
Please do not recommend Azgaar or Watabou since I am already familiar with them!
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I compiled a list of links to map-making apps here , which you should find useful. It would help if you specify what sort of maps you're wanting to make. Top-down? Hex tile? Isometric? My MapForge software can handle all three. It's not for mapping whole continents or globes, however.
Joseph D'Urso
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How to Make a Free Sci-Fi/Fantasy Map — Joseph (Joey) D'Urso
March 11, 2024 - Because it’s open source, your finished maps will be available for both personal and commercial use, so feel free to add them to your novel. Azgaar also offers some accompanying tools that fantasy authors might find useful, like a heraldic coat-of-arms generator and a gallery of customizable fantasy characters. You’ll start with randomly generated continents that clearly won’t match the coastlines of your book, but you can manually edit them as needed.
Roll for Fantasy
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Map creator.
Many of you have asked how they can use the maps created with this map creator. You're free to use maps you've created in books, games, and similar projects as long as my site's credited. Everything else (the tool, the assets, etc.) are off limits.
Amazon
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Amazon.com: Fantasy Mapmaker: How to Draw RPG Cities for Gamers and Fans: 9781440354250: Blando, Jared: Books
Amazon.com: Fantasy Mapmaker: How to Draw RPG Cities for Gamers and Fans: 9781440354250: Blando, Jared: Books
Theillustratedpage
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How Do You Find a Fantasy Book Mapmaker? – Illustrated Page Design
Admittedly, my knowledge is mostly of the book cover design side of Facebook, but that intersects with the mapmakers. There’s a small and not very active group for fantasy maps (Fantasy Maps), but you might have better luck trying in some of the larger and more active book design groups.
NovelPad
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How To Create a Fictional Map for Fantasy or Sci-Fi Novels
Writing stories and drawing maps of places that don't exist. When you open a fantasy book, you usually can’t flick through more than a few pages before you bump into a map. They’re a luxury readers have enjoyed at least since the first editions of The Lord of the Rings.
Amazon
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Fantasy Map Making: A step-by-step guide for worldbuilders: Schmidt, Jesper: 9781981766192: Amazon.com: Books
Have you ever struggled with map making? Spent countless hours trying to make it comply with the laws of nature? This book is a step-by-step guidebook that will teach you how to create an authentic fantasy map.
First Draft Pro
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5 map-making resources for fiction writers
These maps can benefit writers working on science fiction or fantasy stories on a larger scale. Inkarnate is excellent for both small and large-scale map creation. It offers a range of features, including custom terrain and location icons, the ability to import custom images, and an intuitive interface. Plus, you can use your maps for commercial purposes (which means you could include them in your books if you're self-publishing).
JADE M PHILLIPS
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CREATING A MAP FOR YOUR FANTASY NOVEL | JADE M PHILLIPS
June 10, 2017 - Want to create a map for your fantasy or fiction novel?Even if you are self-publishing or being traditionally published, here's how to get started. An ongoing trend for fiction and fantasy novels is having a map for the reader to follow along with, just after the title page in the book.