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Mapping the Camino

Vaughan

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Time of past OR future Camino
Camino Francais April/May 2019
Norte Aug/Sept 2022
After completing my "walk of a lifetime" earlier this year I decided to commission a map showing the route I took and with some personalised elements. The artist is a chap called Dan Bell who, if you are interested, you can find through a search on GoogleCamino Frances - Proposed Finished Piece.jpg
 
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Very Tolkinesque indeed - I'd never appreciated how much the Ria leading up to Pontevedra looks like a mouth and the peninsular to the north like a nose.
I suppose the features get obscured by text on a conventional map.
 
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It's a beautiful map but I'm not sure about the placement of the mountains. I seem to recall more mountains between Saint Jean Pied de Port and Pamplona than between Pamplona and Santo Domingo. But I am getting older so my memory could be off.
 
A shame about 'Galacia'. I would have added a sad face emoji, but it seems that there isn't one.
 
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The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.

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