Zelda: The Known World

Please feel free to download the full image; you won't be able to see all of the details (such as river and town names) otherwise.

I found myself unable to proceed confidently in my fanfic (The Last of Us) without a comprehensive map, so I ended up making one. It started out as just a personal sketch, then turned into a full on Tingle-tastic project. It took several weeks, mostly in research.

The placement of various landmarks are as game-true as I could get them; in fact, I marked and drew them over screenshots of the actual overworlds. I went through Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask taking screenshots and scaling each area, then fitting them together to create my references. Lots of work, but tons of fun!

The games that this map honours are: Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, Legend of Zelda and Adventure of Link

Given that I scaled and drew over actual in-game maps, it should be assumed that any marked differences are intentional for the purposes of 1) Adjusting the area to fit the OoT-era, 2) Giving the world realistic space and dimension or 3) Connecting aspects of different games' maps.

Tell me what you think!


I used several brush sets, but unfortunately I cannot remember the names of all of them. If you see any that I used but didn't list, please send me word and I'll correct it immediately.

Antique Map Illustrations Brush by dymersdream
Arabesque Brush Pack 2 by darkgarden
Architectural Elements by Nadine Pau
Calligraphic Cartography Brush by StarRaven
Fantasy Set 2 Mega Pack by Mawstock
I Want More Mountains brushes by calthyechild
Tolkien-style Map Brushes by calthyechild

Thank you to the wonderful creators of these brushes! This map would be pretty boring without you.


Comments, questions, suggestions are all more than welcomed.