Beleriand & Middle‑earth Classic Map

A massive Beleriand and Middle‑earth map print in a classic black-and-red style, showing the lands of the First and Third Ages together at the same scale.

This is the Classic Map version of my combined Beleriand and Middle‑earth map. It shows the same large geography as the shaded‑relief version, at the same scale of 1:3,000,000, and at the same 1.5 metre width (about 59 inches). The difference is the visual language: this version echoes the black-and-red maps included in the books, while still being built from the terrain work behind my other maps.

I made this version for those who love the older Tolkien map tradition. Christopher Tolkien’s maps have a clarity and authority that still define how many of us imagine these lands. I did not want to imitate them directly, but to make something that honours that spirit while carrying far more terrain structure underneath.

This is not simply the shaded‑relief map converted into two colours. It was rebuilt as its own piece, with the terrain, labels, coastlines, and linework adjusted for the classic style. The result is closer to a drawn map in feeling, but it still rests on the same underlying geography and scale as the rest of the series.

The map answers the same question as the shaded‑relief version: how do Beleriand and the later Middle‑earth fit together? It does not pretend that all these lands existed in this form at the same time. Instead, it places the First Age and Third Age geography together at the same scale, so their relationship becomes easier to see.

The Beleriand side of the map shows the western lands as they were in the First Age, before Beleriand was broken and much of it lost beneath the sea. The Middle‑earth side shows the later lands of the Third Age. Over this continuous landscape, I have included an outline of the later western coastline, so the map can show both the First Age land and the later shape of the world at the same time.

Tolkien’s geography was never really finished, and Beleriand in particular was never settled into one final, simple form. This map is still an interpretation, but one made with the aim of staying close to Tolkien’s own line of thought rather than inventing a tidier world.

This Classic Map is the rarest map edition I currently offer, limited to only 50 signed and numbered prints. It is printed on the same beautiful archival cotton paper used for my other Limited Edition maps. The smooth matte surface has no glossy glare, so it can be read clearly on the wall, while the black-and-red artwork stands out with a strong, crisp contrast against the cotton paper. I print each one myself in my studio in Sweden and check it carefully before I ship it.

If you prefer the full shaded‑relief version, I also made a separate Beleriand & Middle‑earth Map in the same size and scale.

• Edition: Limited Edition of 50, signed and numbered
• Scale: 1:3,000,000
• Paper: Canson Rag Photographique, 310 gsm, 100% cotton
• Inks: Epson UltraChrome Pro12 pigment inks
• Paper size: 60.6 × 37.7 in (153.8 × 95.8 cm)
• Image area: 59.1 × 36.2 in (150 × 92 cm)
• Printed by: Rinus, in my own studio in Sweden
• Frame: Not included