{"id":250149,"date":"2009-05-16T00:21:19","date_gmt":"2009-05-15T23:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/?p=250149"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:38:54","slug":"tigana-map-guy-gavriel-kay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/tigana-map-guy-gavriel-kay\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigana Map: 5 Illustrated Maps for Guy Gavriel Kay\u2019s Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the <strong>Tigana map<\/strong> illustrations I created for <em>Tigana<\/em>, the epic fantasy novel by <strong>Guy Gavriel Kay<\/strong>. I drew five maps to accompany a planned Spanish reissue of the book. In the end, for reasons beyond our control, that edition never came out, but I want to share a small sample of the work here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Mapas-para-Tigana-Guy-Gavriel-Kay-Pablo-Ur%C3%ADa-D%C3%ADez.jpg\" alt=\"Tigana map illustrated by Pablo Ur\u00eda: the province of Astibar\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Tigana map<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#what-the-tigana-maps-show\">What the Tigana maps show<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#about-tigana-the-novel\">About Tigana, the novel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#about-guy-gavriel-kay\">About Guy Gavriel Kay<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#why-a-novel-like-tigana-needs-a-map\">Why a novel like Tigana needs a map<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tigana-map-frequently-asked-questions\">Tigana map: frequently asked questions<\/a><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#were-these-tigana-maps-ever-published\">Were these Tigana maps ever published?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#can-you-illustrate-a-map-for-my-own-fantasy-novel\">Can you illustrate a map for my own fantasy novel?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#read-more-about-tigana\">Read more about Tigana<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-the-tigana-maps-show\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Tigana maps show<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The maps cover the Peninsula of the Palm, the land where the novel takes place. The sample above focuses on the province of <strong>Astibar<\/strong>, with <strong>Senzio<\/strong> to the north, the archipelago off the coast, <strong>Tregea<\/strong> to the south and places such as the Sandreni palace and Borifort, which play a part in the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of a classic parchment look, I drew the territory over a dark texture of cracked wood and tree rings, so that the land seems carved out of something old and wounded. It is a visual nod to the heart of the book: a country whose very name has been torn away from its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"about-tigana-the-novel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Tigana, the novel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Tigana<\/em> is the story of a besieged country fighting for its freedom. It is the epic tale of a people suffering under a terrible curse laid by the dark arts of the tyrannical sorcerer-king Brandin. Years after their culture was erased and their land laid waste, a small band of brave men and women sets out on a dangerous crusade to overthrow their conquerors. Set in a world both sensual and brutal, this novel about passionate people chasing a dream is overwhelming in its vision, and it changed the boundaries of fantasy fiction for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"about-guy-gavriel-kay\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Guy Gavriel Kay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guy Gavriel Kay is a Canadian author best known for his historical fantasy. Before his own career took off, he worked with Christopher Tolkien on the editing of <em>The Silmarillion<\/em>. <em>Tigana<\/em>, first published in 1990, is one of his most celebrated novels: its Peninsula of the Palm is clearly inspired by Renaissance Italy, with rival city-states, intrigue and a strong sense of place. That mix of history and invented geography is exactly what makes a map so valuable for the reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kay\u2019s worlds feel real because their politics, landscapes and memories are tied together. When you illustrate a map for one of his books, you are not just placing cities on a coastline: you are giving shape to a homeland that the characters are fighting to remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-a-novel-like-tigana-needs-a-map\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why a novel like Tigana needs a map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Palm is divided into nine provinces caught between two rival conquerors, and much of the plot depends on borders, alliances and journeys from one province to another. A clear Tigana map helps readers keep track of where each character is and what is at stake in every region, without having to stop reading to work it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is what I look for in every book map: it has to be useful when the reader needs it, and it also has to set the mood of the story from the very first pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tigana-map-frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tigana map: frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"were-these-tigana-maps-ever-published\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Were these Tigana maps ever published?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. They were created for a Spanish reissue of the novel that was finally cancelled, so these maps have only been shown here, on my website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"can-you-illustrate-a-map-for-my-own-fantasy-novel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you illustrate a map for my own fantasy novel?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. I illustrate maps for publishers and self-published authors. You can see more examples, such as my <a href=\"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/the-witcher-map-geralt-of-rivia\/\">The Witcher map<\/a>, on my <a href=\"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/map-illustration\/\">map illustration<\/a> page, or <a href=\"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/contact\/\">get in touch<\/a> and tell me about your project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"read-more-about-tigana\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more about Tigana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to learn more about the novel and read other readers\u2019 opinions, you can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tigana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tigana on Wikipedia<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tercerafundacion.net\/biblioteca\/ver\/ficha\/74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Tercera Fundaci\u00f3n<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the Tigana map illustrations I created for Tigana, the epic fantasy novel by Guy Gavriel Kay. I drew five maps to accompany a planned Spanish reissue of the book. In the end, for reasons beyond our control, that edition never came out, but I want to share a small sample of the work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-250149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-illustrated-maps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250149"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250353,"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250149\/revisions\/250353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pablouria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}