User talk:Historian of the arab people

Self Made Image of the Takbir.

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Han Map

Very nice. Two questions though:

What exact year does this map represent? Or is it just a general representation for the boundaries of the Western or Eastern Han period?

Is there a reason for the big green dot in Persia?

Good job on the map. Cheers.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 20:10, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Ah, I see. One way you could refine the map is creating a sort of map legend for the Great Wall other than an orange-colored streak. For example, a black line with rising and falling crenelations, perhaps?--Pericles of Athens^Talk 20:14, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. I forget where it is here on wikipedia, but there is a special page with a list of professional Wiki cartographers who frequently make maps on request. Maybe they can help you out. I wish I remembered the page. If you do a little snooping around, perhaps in the community portal, you may find them. Take care.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 20:38, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Nice work! I love the new map you made, Image:Han Dynasty Plain map.PNG. And with your source:

Self Made, copied map from page 63 of the book, "MAPPING HISTORY WORLD HISTORY, by Dr. Ian Barnes. ISBN 978-1-84573-323-0

It's good to see you're using a credible source. I can't tell you how many times I've dealt with people who don't get it, that images without proper sources cannot be used in articles! Lol. I think your map is worthy enough to put in Han Dynasty. Look to that article before 2008 is done, since I plan on rewriting it completely with my notes.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 02:05, 30 October 2008 (UTC)