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Re:Tolkien's annotated map of Middle-earth discovered in cop... by vlehto on Friday October 23, 2015 @06:13PM (#10441532)
The map doesn't show elevations. Medieval maps work that way, they only show notable hills and cliffs, but no slow descents.

Here's similar from Norway

http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/old-map-norway-11431502.jpg

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