#settlements — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #settlements, aggregated by home.social.
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“UK CHARITIES FACE INQUIRY OVER ISRAELI SETTLEMENT FUNDING”
by Martin Williams in Declassified UK
@uk_politics
@Declassified_UK
@DeclassifiedUK
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@iran
@iraq
@palestinenews“A major inquiry has been launched into British charities months after Declassified revealed donations may have been sent to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
In an unprecedented move, the Charity Commission has opened an investigation into eight groups to examine whether funds are being used for legitimate charitable purposes”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-charities-face-inquiry-over-israeli-settlement-funding/
#Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #UK #Britain #CharityCommission #Investigation #Funds #Donations #Settlements #WestBank #Israel #PalestinianGenocide #Racism #Apartheid #ShivatZion #GiftAid
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“UK CHARITIES FACE INQUIRY OVER ISRAELI SETTLEMENT FUNDING”
by Martin Williams in Declassified UK
@uk_politics
@Declassified_UK
@DeclassifiedUK
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@iran
@iraq
@palestinenews“A major inquiry has been launched into British charities months after Declassified revealed donations may have been sent to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
In an unprecedented move, the Charity Commission has opened an investigation into eight groups to examine whether funds are being used for legitimate charitable purposes”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-charities-face-inquiry-over-israeli-settlement-funding/
#Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #UK #Britain #CharityCommission #Investigation #Funds #Donations #Settlements #WestBank #Israel #PalestinianGenocide #Racism #Apartheid #ShivatZion #GiftAid
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The World Settlement Footprint (WSF) Tracker allows users to explore, analyze, and research how human settlements around the world have grown and changed, and download the data. #settlements
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Tracking_urban_expansion_in_hazard-prone_areas
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The World Settlement Footprint (WSF) Tracker allows users to explore, analyze, and research how human settlements around the world have grown and changed, and download the data. #settlements
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Tracking_urban_expansion_in_hazard-prone_areas
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#israel #palestine : #westbank / #warcabinet / #elections / #occupation / #farright / #zionism
„Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday repeated his call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to approve the establishment of three Jewish #settlements in the Gaza Strip, as senior Israeli ministers continue to speak openly about their plans for permanent Israeli control of the Palestinian territory.“
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Apparently there were antisemitic expressions at these protests, and I agree with the politicians condemning those.
From the article it did not become clear to me that there is substantial "moral panic" over whether the protests themselves are antisemitic, as you claim. It almost seems as if the article aims to stir up indignation about something that isn't actually the case.
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Apparently there were antisemitic expressions at these protests, and I agree with the politicians condemning those.
From the article it did not become clear to me that there is substantial "moral panic" over whether the protests themselves are antisemitic, as you claim. It almost seems as if the article aims to stir up indignation about something that isn't actually the case.
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#israel #syria : #settlers / #settlements / #occupation / #zionism / #eretzisrael
„Right-wing Israeli activists are ramping up their fringe #campaign to establish Jewish settlements inside Syria by staging frequent incursions across the border.“
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#israel #palestine : #westbank / #killings / #occupation / #annexation
(A Call for Help to the Deaf and Mute.)
„The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday warned of worsening #violence by Israeli #settlers in the occupied West Bank, and u r g e d
i n t e r n a t i o n a l a c t i o n against the killing of Palestinians as well as the creation of #settlements, which it said had reached an all-time high.“ -
Mariam Barghouti reports that settler attacks in the West Bank aren’t isolated: they’re described as part of a strategy pairing military raids, settler incursions, and government moves to consolidate land grabs and colonisation. 🔥🏘️ #WestBank #Settlements #IsraelPalestine https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/27/how-israel-uses-settler-soldier-terror-to-colonise-the-west-bank
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Mariam Barghouti reports that settler attacks in the West Bank aren’t isolated: they’re described as part of a strategy pairing military raids, settler incursions, and government moves to consolidate land grabs and colonisation. 🔥🏘️ #WestBank #Settlements #IsraelPalestine https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/27/how-israel-uses-settler-soldier-terror-to-colonise-the-west-bank
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🟢 settlement_expansion | 7/10
🇵🇸 🇮🇱Israel plans to triple Eli settlement in West Bank
Israel plans 763 new settlement units, tripling the size of Eli settlement in occupied West Bank. -
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Dutch government final approval announced on Tuesday.
Ban from Sep 22: “import, purchase and sale of goods originating from unlawful Israeli settlements in the Palestinian Territories”Nice bonus: "it will also be illegal for Dutch companies to provide brokering services that facilitate trade with #illegal Israeli #settlements" & "applies to Dutch companies operating abroad"
🔥 #Booking.com is Dutch
#Netherlands #Europe #Palestine #Occupation #Sanctions #Nederland
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Dutch government final approval announced on Tuesday.
Ban from Sep 22: “import, purchase and sale of goods originating from unlawful Israeli settlements in the Palestinian Territories”Nice bonus: "it will also be illegal for Dutch companies to provide brokering services that facilitate trade with #illegal Israeli #settlements" & "applies to Dutch companies operating abroad"
🔥 #Booking.com is Dutch
#Netherlands #Europe #Palestine #Occupation #Sanctions #Nederland
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#Reminder #UN #HumanRights Office update (26 Sep 2025) lists #Airbnb Inc. in a database of businesses linked to illegal #Israeli settlement activities. 📄 Advocates call for #boycotts of ABNB-linked products and investor pressure. More: https://irbak-action.com/company/5efea0ab-5f9a-451e-9747-538082b40851 🔗 #Airbnb #ABNB #HumanRights #Settlements #Boycott
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#Reminder #UN #HumanRights Office update (26 Sep 2025) lists #Airbnb Inc. in a database of businesses linked to illegal #Israeli settlement activities. 📄 Advocates call for #boycotts of ABNB-linked products and investor pressure. More: https://irbak-action.com/company/5efea0ab-5f9a-451e-9747-538082b40851 🔗 #Airbnb #ABNB #HumanRights #Settlements #Boycott
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Israeli Ministers Announce Plans for New Settlements in Gaza and the West Bank
Share if you found this interesting.
https://1ban.news/israel-ministers-new-settlements/
#1ban #israel #ministers #settlements #geopolitics #worldnews
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Israeli Ministers Announce Plans for New Settlements in Gaza and the West Bank
Share if you found this interesting.
https://1ban.news/israel-ministers-new-settlements/
#1ban #israel #ministers #settlements #geopolitics #worldnews
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A growing number of European countries are doing this at national level since Europe is worse than useless here.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/belgium-bans-imports-from-israeli-settlements-in-occupied-palestineEuropean Commission: usually harmful, useless at best, and most importantly unelected. Urgh, how is this still a thing?
#Europe #Palestine #Occupation #Sanctions #Illegal #Settlements #Belgium #Spain #Netherlands #Ireland #Slovenia #Germany #Italy #Democracy
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A growing number of European countries are doing this at national level since Europe is worse than useless here.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/belgium-bans-imports-from-israeli-settlements-in-occupied-palestineEuropean Commission: usually harmful, useless at best, and most importantly unelected. Urgh, how is this still a thing?
#Europe #Palestine #Occupation #Sanctions #Illegal #Settlements #Belgium #Spain #Netherlands #Ireland #Slovenia #Germany #Italy #Democracy
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It's being acknowledged as an important step in the right direction — but not perfect.
https://www.amnesty.be/infos/actualites/belgique-produits-colonies-israelKnowing that the current government is more right-wing than what we're used to, it was not a given that they'd actually have the courage to go for something like that.
The plan is likely: first formally agree on a ban, then make it tighter.
#Belgium #Ban #Settlements #Illegal #Occupation #Palestine #Genocide #Israel #Sanctions #Belgique #Belgie #Europe #WestBank #Cisjordanie #Gaza
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It's being acknowledged as an important step in the right direction — but not perfect.
https://www.amnesty.be/infos/actualites/belgique-produits-colonies-israelKnowing that the current government is more right-wing than what we're used to, it was not a given that they'd actually have the courage to go for something like that.
The plan is likely: first formally agree on a ban, then make it tighter.
#Belgium #Ban #Settlements #Illegal #Occupation #Palestine #Genocide #Israel #Sanctions #Belgique #Belgie #Europe #WestBank #Cisjordanie #Gaza
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#belgium #israel #palestine : #westbank / #opt / #internationallaw / #occupation / #settlements / #production / #illegality / #trade / #sanctions / #ban
„Belgium’s federal government has approved a ban on importing goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.“
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EU Pressures Israel to Halt Settlements as Settler Violence Against Children Grows
https://1ban.news/eu-israel-settlements-children/
#1ban #israel #settlements #children #geopolitics #worldnewsBoost if you want more stories like this.
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EU Pressures Israel to Halt Settlements as Settler Violence Against Children Grows
https://1ban.news/eu-israel-settlements-children/
#1ban #israel #settlements #children #geopolitics #worldnewsBoost if you want more stories like this.
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EU Pressures Israel to Halt Settlements as Settler Violence Against Children Grows
https://1ban.news/eu-israel-settlements-children-violence/
#1ban #israel #settlements #children #violence #geopoliticsBoost if you want more stories like this.
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EU Pressures Israel to Halt Settlements as Settler Violence Against Children Grows
https://1ban.news/eu-israel-settlements-children-violence/
#1ban #israel #settlements #children #violence #geopoliticsBoost if you want more stories like this.
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Something is seriously wrong with Germany
#Germany #genocide #Palestine #WestBank #settlements #zionism #Gaza
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Something is seriously wrong with Germany
#Germany #genocide #Palestine #WestBank #settlements #zionism #Gaza
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From Die Zeit ^, Foreign Minister Johann #Wadephul (#CDU) "expects #Israel to take “firm and decisive” action against #violence by settlers and will therefore focus on corresponding discussions with the Israeli government."
🤦Meanwhile:
An Israeli NGO condemns a 2.3 billion euro plan by Israel for settlements in the occupied #WestBank
—Le Monde: https://mastodon.social/@lemonde/116924873167540479#Deutschland #Germany #Palestine #Europe #Sanctions #Illegal #Occupation #InternationalLaw #Settlements #Apartheid #Complicity
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source:
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-902409Interesting rebuke since Jerusalem Post does not often appear to deviate much from the Israeli government narrative.
They don't actually criticise the situation actively encouraged and enabled by the Israeli government of course.
They only find unfortunate that it was seen. Especially by a US VIP.#USPol #Palestine #Khanna #RoKhanna #Democrats #Settlements #Illegal #Occupation #Violence #IDF #Israel #WestBank #USA
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@bifouba/116911635646838398
"Germany to allow sanctions against Israel, according to SPD politician
Germany should not continue to stand in the way of sanctions against Israel, demands SPD foreign policy chief Ahmetović. EU foreign ministers will speak on the issue on Monday."
It would be about fucking time.
#Germany #Europe #InternationalLaw #SPD #Israel #Genocide #Apartheid #Illegal #Occupation #Settlements #EthnicCleansing #Veto #Sanctions #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #Deutschland
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And since then
"The journalists were [there] to cover the one-year anniversary of the killing of Saif Musallet, a Palestinian-American who was beaten to death by Jewish settlers, last July"
—https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/11/middleeast/settlers-arrested-attack-on-journalists-intlImagine funding/enabling fascists that actually hate your guts so much. No other nation would dare disrespecting the US that much. Only Israel, settlers and IDF, routinely gets away with that.
#USPol #Democrats #Settlements #Illegal #Occupation #Fascism #Apartheid #Terrorism #US
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And since then
"The journalists were [..] to cover the one-year anniversary of the killing of Saif Musallet, a Palestinian-American who was beaten to death by Jewish settlers, last July"
—https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/11/middleeast/settlers-arrested-attack-on-journalists-intlImagine funding/enabling fascists that actually hate your guts that much. No other nation would dare disrespecting the US that much. Only #Israel, settlers and IDF, routinely gets away with that.
#USPol #Democrats #Settlements #Illegal #Occupation #Fascism #Apartheid #Terrorism #US
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Call for an end to US military aid to Israel.
➡️ Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/11/us-lawmaker-slams-israeli-army-after-settlers-detain-him-on-palestine-trip
➡️ New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/ro-khanna-west-bank.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.TRU0.uRTefevt1Hhb#USPol #Palestine #WestBank #Gaza #Democrats #Complicity #Apartheid #Genocide #Racism #Illegal #Occupation #Settlements #Khanna #RoKhanna #Aljazeera #NewYorkTimes
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Call for an end to US military aid to Israel.
➡️ Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/11/us-lawmaker-slams-israeli-army-after-settlers-detain-him-on-palestine-trip
➡️ New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/ro-khanna-west-bank.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.TRU0.uRTefevt1Hhb#USPol #Palestine #WestBank #Gaza #Democrats #Complicity #Apartheid #Genocide #Racism #Illegal #Occupation #Settlements #Khanna #RoKhanna #Aljazeera #NewYorkTimes
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Could Israel Really Build Settlements in Gaza? The Political Shift That Makes It Thinkable
https://1ban.news/israel-gaza-settlements-question/
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In his 2024 financial disclosure, filed a year ago, #Trump reported earning >$600 million in total income.
In addition to the income from #coin sales & other ventures, Trump reported receiving $86.5 million from “ #settlements “ in 5 separate [& pure #extortion] lawsuits against #ABC, #CBS, #YouTube, #Meta & #X.#law #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #corruption #kleptocracy #emoluments #crypto #MoneyLaundering #crime
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In his 2024 financial disclosure, filed a year ago, #Trump reported earning >$600 million in total income.
In addition to the income from #coin sales & other ventures, Trump reported receiving $86.5 million from “ #settlements “ in 5 separate [& pure #extortion] lawsuits against #ABC, #CBS, #YouTube, #Meta & #X.#law #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #corruption #kleptocracy #emoluments #crypto #MoneyLaundering #crime
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Mercator Settlement: A Free 16th Century Settlement Brush Set for Fantasy Maps
Buckle up mapmakers, it’s history time! Between 1567 and 1570, surveyor Robert Lythe worked in Ireland on behalf of the British government to assess how best to garrison and colonize their latest conquest. Much of that work was never widely distributed in his time; but those surveys would later go on to influence a great many cartographers, including the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator.
Mercator is famous for a great many things, particularly his globes, but also his maps and atlases. He’s also the guy who invented the now infamous Mercator projection. Handy for shipping when created, it has since become derided for its distortion despite its widespread adoption. But that could be an article of its own, and there’s plenty of people who have written those already, and we got fantasy maps to make.
Hey look, it’s Gerardus Mercator!Today’s set comes from Mercator’s famous 1595 Atlas. It was published posthumously by his son Rumold not too long after his death. From there, the copper plates were acquired by Jodocus Hondius, who further reprinted Mercator’s maps, further popularizing the man. The source for this latest brush set is one of those early Hondius reprints, and is the first in my Mercator Collection. It’s time to meet Mercator Settlement.
All my Map Tools will always be free. Want to help support this work?
Some of the settlement symbols.
Click here to learn how.So how doesn’t Lythe come into play here? Well, there’s an odd little map is tucked away inside that 1595 Atlas, and later reprinted “with privilege,” as Hondius liked to say. It’s a map of Carlow County, Ireland (at the time called Catherlagh Baronia), detailing the hills, trees, gallows, and villages along the River Barrow. Lythe’s survey’s most likely influenced its creation, as his work would have been accessible by Mercator.
As best I can tell, Mercator didn’t create maps of any of the other counties in Ireland, so I’m not sure why Carlow was specifically chosen. (Maybe a commission?) He tended to focus his work on larger-scale projects, mapping whole countries or continents, and not on intimate regional maps. So it’s an odd inclusion and stands out among his other published works. But the signs and symbols are perfect for fantasy maps.
Some of the flora brushes from the set.I was immediately drawn to Mercator’s approach to the towns and villages. I’ve always liked it when cartographers from the 16th and 17th centuries drew detailed depictions of settlements rather than just round dots or repeating the same symbol over and over. That tends to works rather well for fantasy maps. But there’s more here than just his drawing of habitation. While I am officially classifying this as a settlement set, it’s robust enough to go beyond that. There are lush forests, hilly mountains, and even a rare earthwork structure that once served as the border between Carlow and Kilkenny. (Fun little fact: this is the first time I have been able to source every object from the original manuscript.)
Just a small number of the landforms in the set. I love how clean they look.Because I was able to extract so much from the original manuscript, Mercator Settlement has over 230 brushes, including:
- 12 Small Towns
- 88 Towns
- 15 Large Towns
- 2 Cities
- 17 Unique Settlements
- 15 Individual Trees
- 13 Small Forests
- 18 Forests
- 33 Single Hills
- 21 Multiple Hills
- 2 Unique Hills
- 2 Map Component Cartouches
The button below links to a ZIP file that contains a 2.3 MB Photoshop ABR brush set (it’ll also work with GIMP, Affinity Photo, and I’m told Procreate now). I also release the set as a pack of individual PNGs organized by folder, similar to how I organize the ABR file. This should make using these with tools like Wonderdraft much easier. No more extracting symbols from an enormous PNG.
Like this set? Click here to learn how you can support this project.
download Mercator SettlementDownload the Mercator Settlement PNG Pack
(4.2 MB)As with all of my previous brush sets, Mercator Settlement is free for any use. I distribute my sets with a Creative Commons, No Rights Reserved License (CC0), which means you can freely use this and any of my brushes in personal or commercial work and distribute adaptations. No attribution is required. Easy peasy!
Enjoy Mercator Settlement? Feel free to show me what you created by emailing me. I love seeing how these brushes get used, and I’d be happy to share your work with my readers. Let me see what you make!
Mercator Settlement in Use
Want to see how I’ve used this set? There are three versions: a colored example, a black-and-white rendition, and a decorated sample. Click on any of the images below to view them larger. Perhaps this will inspire you as you get started on your projects!
4000×5000 (8.7 MB) 4000×5000 (6.6 MB) 1080×1350 (1.7 MB)Sample Details: I hand-drew the landmasses in Photoshop using True Grit Texture Supply’s Monomania. The font is Thanatos Variable from Herzberg Design, which can be licensed from them or via Adobe Fonts. The water texture is from a currently unreleased set based on Mercator’s work. It’s still in development but I’ll release it when I feel like it’s right. Still a bit finicky now. All the names are surnames that come from famous biologists. The paper texture is from True Grit’s Infinite Pulp. True Grit is also where I got Atomica, which gives me ink-like effects for the text and colors, and I used their recent release Aqua Studio to get the watercolor effect. I didn’t mean this to be a True Grit ad at this point, but what can I say, I’m a fan and I like their stuff!
Support this Work
Brushes and tools released through the #NoBadMaps project will always be free and released under a public domain CC0 license. If you’d like to support the project and help me cover the cost of hosting, research, and tool-set development, I’ve put together three ways you can help, and all are detailed below.
I’m not just a map enthusiast. I’m also a novelist! The easiest way to support me (and get something in return) is by purchasing one of my cosmic horror urban fantasy novels.
❦
A simple and quick way to support the #NoBadMaps project is through a one-time donation of any amount via ko-fi. Your support helps keep this project going and is appreciated.
❦
If you want to continually support the #NoBadMaps project through a reoccurring monthly contribution, consider joining my Patreon and get sneak peeks into what’s coming.
❦
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This is just one of many brush sets and map tools I’ve released. You can find it and other free brushes covering a wide variety of historical styles on my Fantasy Map Brushes page. Every set is free, distributed under a CC0 license, and open for personal or commercial use. I’m sure you’ll be able to find something that works for your project. Click the button below to check them out!
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Mercator Settlement: A Free 16th Century Settlement Brush Set for Fantasy Maps
Buckle up mapmakers, it’s history time! Between 1567 and 1570, surveyor Robert Lythe worked in Ireland on behalf of the British government to assess how best to garrison and colonize their latest conquest. Much of that work was never widely distributed in his time; but those surveys would later go on to influence a great many cartographers, including the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator.
Mercator is famous for a great many things, particularly his globes, but also his maps and atlases. He’s also the guy who invented the now infamous Mercator projection. Handy for shipping when created, it has since become derided for its distortion despite its widespread adoption. But that could be an article of its own, and there’s plenty of people who have written those already, and we got fantasy maps to make.
Hey look, it’s Gerardus Mercator!Today’s set comes from Mercator’s famous 1595 Atlas. It was published posthumously by his son Rumold not too long after his death. From there, the copper plates were acquired by Jodocus Hondius, who further reprinted Mercator’s maps, further popularizing the man. The source for this latest brush set is one of those early Hondius reprints, and is the first in my Mercator Collection. It’s time to meet Mercator Settlement.
All my Map Tools will always be free. Want to help support this work?
Some of the settlement symbols.
Click here to learn how.So how doesn’t Lythe come into play here? Well, there’s an odd little map is tucked away inside that 1595 Atlas, and later reprinted “with privilege,” as Hondius liked to say. It’s a map of Carlow County, Ireland (at the time called Catherlagh Baronia), detailing the hills, trees, gallows, and villages along the River Barrow. Lythe’s survey’s most likely influenced its creation, as his work would have been accessible by Mercator.
As best I can tell, Mercator didn’t create maps of any of the other counties in Ireland, so I’m not sure why Carlow was specifically chosen. (Maybe a commission?) He tended to focus his work on larger-scale projects, mapping whole countries or continents, and not on intimate regional maps. So it’s an odd inclusion and stands out among his other published works. But the signs and symbols are perfect for fantasy maps.
Some of the flora brushes from the set.I was immediately drawn to Mercator’s approach to the towns and villages. I’ve always liked it when cartographers from the 16th and 17th centuries drew detailed depictions of settlements rather than just round dots or repeating the same symbol over and over. That tends to works rather well for fantasy maps. But there’s more here than just his drawing of habitation. While I am officially classifying this as a settlement set, it’s robust enough to go beyond that. There are lush forests, hilly mountains, and even a rare earthwork structure that once served as the border between Carlow and Kilkenny. (Fun little fact: this is the first time I have been able to source every object from the original manuscript.)
Just a small number of the landforms in the set. I love how clean they look.Because I was able to extract so much from the original manuscript, Mercator Settlement has over 230 brushes, including:
- 12 Small Towns
- 88 Towns
- 15 Large Towns
- 2 Cities
- 17 Unique Settlements
- 15 Individual Trees
- 13 Small Forests
- 18 Forests
- 33 Single Hills
- 21 Multiple Hills
- 2 Unique Hills
- 2 Map Component Cartouches
The button below links to a ZIP file that contains a 2.3 MB Photoshop ABR brush set (it’ll also work with GIMP, Affinity Photo, and I’m told Procreate now). I also release the set as a pack of individual PNGs organized by folder, similar to how I organize the ABR file. This should make using these with tools like Wonderdraft much easier. No more extracting symbols from an enormous PNG.
Like this set? Click here to learn how you can support this project.
download Mercator SettlementDownload the Mercator Settlement PNG Pack
(4.2 MB)As with all of my previous brush sets, Mercator Settlement is free for any use. I distribute my sets with a Creative Commons, No Rights Reserved License (CC0), which means you can freely use this and any of my brushes in personal or commercial work and distribute adaptations. No attribution is required. Easy peasy!
Enjoy Mercator Settlement? Feel free to show me what you created by emailing me. I love seeing how these brushes get used, and I’d be happy to share your work with my readers. Let me see what you make!
Mercator Settlement in Use
Want to see how I’ve used this set? There are three versions: a colored example, a black-and-white rendition, and a decorated sample. Click on any of the images below to view them larger. Perhaps this will inspire you as you get started on your projects!
4000×5000 (8.7 MB) 4000×5000 (6.6 MB) 1080×1350 (1.7 MB)Sample Details: I hand-drew the landmasses in Photoshop using True Grit Texture Supply’s Monomania. The font is Thanatos Variable from Herzberg Design, which can be licensed from them or via Adobe Fonts. The water texture is from a currently unreleased set based on Mercator’s work. It’s still in development but I’ll release it when I feel like it’s right. Still a bit finicky now. All the names are surnames that come from famous biologists. The paper texture is from True Grit’s Infinite Pulp. True Grit is also where I got Atomica, which gives me ink-like effects for the text and colors, and I used their recent release Aqua Studio to get the watercolor effect. I didn’t mean this to be a True Grit ad at this point, but what can I say, I’m a fan and I like their stuff!
Support this Work
Brushes and tools released through the #NoBadMaps project will always be free and released under a public domain CC0 license. If you’d like to support the project and help me cover the cost of hosting, research, and tool-set development, I’ve put together three ways you can help, and all are detailed below.
I’m not just a map enthusiast. I’m also a novelist! The easiest way to support me (and get something in return) is by purchasing one of my cosmic horror urban fantasy novels.
❦
A simple and quick way to support the #NoBadMaps project is through a one-time donation of any amount via ko-fi. Your support helps keep this project going and is appreciated.
❦
If you want to continually support the #NoBadMaps project through a reoccurring monthly contribution, consider joining my Patreon and get sneak peeks into what’s coming.
❦
More Map Brushes
This is just one of many brush sets and map tools I’ve released. You can find it and other free brushes covering a wide variety of historical styles on my Fantasy Map Brushes page. Every set is free, distributed under a CC0 license, and open for personal or commercial use. I’m sure you’ll be able to find something that works for your project. Click the button below to check them out!
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130+ yr old #StBrigid #Catholic school in high income area of #SanFrancisco shutting without warning. #SF Arch Diocese was among the first #California dioceses to seek #bankruptcy protection after sex coverup #settlements and legal costs from multiple abuse victim cases, soon followed by regional #NorCal clergy officials in Santa Rosa, Oakland and Sacramento.
The school’s closure comes as SF #ArchDiocese reaches $395m settlement with some 500 abuse victims, just weeks after #RomanCatholic Diocese of #Oakland announced it would shutter 13 #EastBay parishes, blaming financial ruin from hundreds of child #SexAbuse lawsuits against its own #Priests.
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-catholic-school-closing-after-136-years/
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Government "deficit spending" is the nation-state creating money (out of thin air) and exchanging it.
For societies that retain for themselves currency #sovereignty, anything that is technically feasible, is affordable: https://heteconomist.com/the-core-significance-of-taxation-and-currency-sovereignty-in-a-nutshell/
#debt #deficit #currency #money #centralBanks #MMT #power #wealth #settlements #transactions #policy #government #politics #economy #policies #climatePolicies #economics #deficitSpending #macroEconomics
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Government "deficit spending" is the nation-state creating money (out of thin air) and exchanging it.
For societies that retain for themselves currency #sovereignty, anything that is technically feasible, is affordable: https://heteconomist.com/the-core-significance-of-taxation-and-currency-sovereignty-in-a-nutshell/
#debt #deficit #currency #money #centralBanks #MMT #power #wealth #settlements #transactions #policy #government #politics #economy #policies #climatePolicies #economics #deficitSpending #macroEconomics
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#JailNetanyahu says will run in coming Israeli elections📉👎🚫
"Netanyahu, who is Israel's longest-serving🤦♂️ prime minister, has led his country through 3 years of #war on multiple interconnected fronts, and is currently on trial for #corruption."
👉 This corrupt #tyrant is the malignant tumor that needs to be removed from the rotting carcass of an #Israel that's fast-becoming a #pariahstate through its cowardice, illegal #settlements, #genocide & #warcrimes against humanity.☹️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3271561/netanyahu-says-will-run-in-upcoming-israeli-elections -
#JailNetanyahu says will run in coming Israeli elections📉👎🚫
"Netanyahu, who is Israel's longest-serving🤦♂️ prime minister, has led his country through 3 years of #war on multiple interconnected fronts, and is currently on trial for #corruption."
👉 This corrupt #tyrant is the malignant tumor that needs to be removed from the rotting carcass of an #Israel that's fast-becoming a #pariahstate through its cowardice, illegal #settlements, #genocide & #warcrimes against humanity.☹️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3271561/netanyahu-says-will-run-in-upcoming-israeli-elections -
#israel #palestine : #peacemovement / #dissent / #influence / #domesticpolicy / #zionism
„Every day, a few thousand #NGO members act in support of peaceful coexistence with Palestinians, a halt to #settlements and an end to the military #occupation of the #WestBank. Yet, their political and social influence has been steadily declining over the past 20 years.“
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#israel #lebanon #militaryconflict #settlements #civildefence
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… The second decision allocates subsidies for the construction of safe rooms inside homes for residents living within 9km of the Lebanon border, while the third aims to develop the area in order to attract 100,000 new residents, by improving health, transport, education and tourism infrastructure as well as job opportunities.“
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Community in Norman England (Ron Embleton)
https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/2102735/community-in-norman-england-ron-embleton
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Italian 16th century AD imagining of the 2nd century AD Roman port of... uh... Portus.
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Italian 16th century AD imagining of the 2nd century AD Roman port of... uh... Portus.
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Italian 16th century AD imagining of the 2nd century AD Roman port of... uh... Portus.
