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Beleriand Map

Regular Edition

$ 99

A large Beleriand map print showing the lost lands of the First Age in shaded relief.

This Regular Edition contains the same artwork as the Limited Edition, at the same size and scale, with the same amount of detail. I offer it as a more economical way to own the map, while the Limited Edition remains the highest-quality and intended final form of the artwork.

Of all my maps, Beleriand was the most challenging to make. Partly this is because of the nature of Tolkien’s drafts, where places shift and proportions never settle into one final, simple form. But it is also because these lands are unlike almost anything we know today. There are few familiar landscapes to lean on, and that makes the cartography of Beleriand complex, uncertain, and extremely rewarding.

The Silmarillion, and especially The Children of Húrin, is my favourite part of Tolkien’s legendarium. There is such depth and beauty in these stories that they make me want to explore the lands being described, sit there for a while, and paint what I see. This map grew from that wish.

The style is closer to a modern topographic or relief map than the kind of fantasy map we have seen many times before. I wanted Beleriand to feel like a place you could study and lose yourself in.

This Regular Edition is printed by me in my studio on a smooth matte poster paper. It is sharp and detailed, but the paper is different from the archival cotton paper used for the Limited Edition. It cannot hold quite the same depth in the darkest tones or the same saturation, and it does not have the same long-term archival qualities. That difference is reflected in the price, but make no mistake: this is still a quality print.

If you want the finest version of the map I can make, choose the Limited Edition. If you want the full-size artwork with all its detail on a more affordable paper, this Regular Edition may be the better choice.

  • Edition: Regular Edition (not signed, not numbered)
  • Scale: 1:3,000,000
  • Paper: Hahnemühle Studio Enhanced, 210 gsm, a smooth matte poster paper of 100% Cellulose
  • Inks: Epson UltraChrome Pro12 pigment inks
  • Paper size: 32.6 × 22 in (82.8 × 55.8 cm)
  • Image area: 31.1 × 20.5 in (79 × 52 cm)
  • Printed by: Rinus, in my own studio in Sweden
  • Frame: Not included

Shipping is calculated automatically at checkout based on destination and order size. As a guide, shipping for 1–2 prints is usually:

  • Sweden: around $9
  • European Union: around $40
  • Outside the EU / USA: around $43

Except for the cover and scale-reference image, the images are photographs of the actual print. Books shown in the photos are included for scale reference only.

See companion map:

Yoystan
Yoystan Men of the West
“I cannot praise the Rinus maps highly enough! In a sense of lore, scale and geographical beauty, the maps of Middle-earth, Beleriand, the Shire and more are incredible! The Beleriand map in particular is one of the highest quality Beleriand maps to exist. As the lore YouTuber of the channel Men of the West, I really recommend these maps!”
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