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Medium: Literature·Creator: George R.R. Martin·A Song of Ice and Fire (1996)
The Known World (Westeros & Essos)
"Massive latitudinal stretching combining medieval Britain's politics with South America's scale"
Westeros is an inverted map of Great Britain stitched to the southern portion of Ireland, scaled up to the length of South America (approx. 3,000 miles from The Wall to the Dornish Marches).
Spatial Grammar & Coordinate Logic
Orientation & Origin Axis:
North-Up with extreme vertical latitudinal climate divergence (Sub-zero North to Subtropical Dorne)
Mountain Physics & Barriers:
The Mountains of the Moon and Red Mountains acting as regional choke points (The Bloody Gate)
Biome & Climate Transitions:
Arctic tundra (Beyond the Wall) -> Boreal woods -> Temperate riverlands -> Mediterranean arid wastes
Travel Logistics & Pacing:
Raven communication networks, royal road horse relays, and coastal galley sailing
Worldbuilding Cartographic Thesis
"The massive scale of Westeros heightens political fragmentation: communication latency across 3,000 miles produces autonomous feudal lords and delayed military reinforcements."
Signature Landmark Coordinates
The Wall (700ft Ice Megastructure)
King's Landing
Winterfell
The Eyrie
Valyria (Doom Wastes)
Interdisciplinary Worldbuilding Connections
JuralogiumENFORCES
Feudal Territorial Vassalage
VeridianumMIRRORS
Regional Factional Warfare Basemap
Canonical Edition: Martin, G. R. R. (1996)