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The '''First Map of ''The Lord of the Rings''''' refers to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s earliest map of the western regions of Middle-earth. It was reproduced and commented by [[Christopher Tolkien]] in ''[[The Treason of Isengard]]'' (1989; chapter 15).<ref>{{TI|XV}}</ref> An image of the First Map of the Lord of the Rings was included in a blog entry about the First Map of The Lord of the Rings.<ref>{{webcite|author=J.R.R. Tolkien|articleurl=https://thetolkienist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/first-map-of-Lord-of-the-Rings_web.jpg|articlename=First Map of The Lord of the Rings|dated=|website=|accessed=29 December 2020}}</ref>  
The '''First Map of ''The Lord of the Rings''''' refers to the earliest map of the western regions of Middle-earth that was drawn by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref>{{TI|Map}}, p. 295</ref> The map has squares of 2 centimetre side and a map scale where 2 centimetres are the equivalent of 100 miles.<ref>{{TI|Redrawn}}, last paragraph on p. 300</ref> It was redrawn and commented on by [[Christopher Tolkien]] in ''[[The Treason of Isengard]]'' (1989; chapter 15).<ref>{{TI|Redrawn}}, pp. 301 to 321</ref>  
 
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The First Map of The Lord of the Rings refers to the earliest map of the western regions of Middle-earth that was drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien.[1] The map has squares of 2 centimetre side and a map scale where 2 centimetres are the equivalent of 100 miles.[2] It was redrawn and commented on by Christopher Tolkien in The Treason of Isengard (1989; chapter 15).[3]

An image of the First Map of the Lord of the Rings was included in a blog entry about the First Map of The Lord of the Rings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", p. 295
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "The redrawn maps in this book", last paragraph on p. 300
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "The redrawn maps in this book", pp. 301 to 321
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "First Map of The Lord of the Rings", (accessed 29 December 2020)
Maps of Arda made by or for J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit:  Thrór's Map · Map of Wilderland
 TLOTR:  A Part of the Shire · General Map of Middle-earth · Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor · The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age
Other:  Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North · Númenórë‎
Baynes:  A Map of Middle-earth · There and Back Again
Early maps:  The earliest map‎ · I Vene Kemen · The First 'Silmarillion' Map · Ambarkanta maps · The Second 'Silmarillion' Map · The First Map of 'The Lord of the Rings' · The 1943 Map of 'The Lord of the Rings' · The Second Map of 'The Lord of the Rings' · The Third Map of 'The Lord of the Rings'
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