I took a template, with border and ocean, from one annual, and added in forest, etc. bitmaps from another annual. I picked symbols I felt worked with my plans for these two nations. I used vari-color to show national differences.

edit: I almost forgot that maps at this scale will seldom have the exact placement of towns and villages. Cities, forests, and some hill/mountain areas will be close to design or exact placement. That gives me some fudging room later on.

a larger map on my web site.