Mapping of The Hundred Days Complete

The Hundred Days Map is finished. Only 11 days after The Yellow Admiral Map. Sadly this record run was entirely a result of staying at home during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Very odd to be so close to the finish line after fourteen years of chipping away at this series.

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Mapping of The Yellow Admiral Complete

The Yellow Admiral Map is done. Even with my increase in pace, this one took a while.

There were lots of references to places all over Europe and UK and some fiddly courses during the Brest blockade. I tried to keep the lines on the map to minimum for the and forth across that "fine spacious great bay" and I am pretty happy with the result.

Only three novels to go which is both strange and a welcome distraction from everything happening on the other side of my front door. On that note, I hope you and yours are all in the best of health.

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Mapping of The Commodore Complete

The Commodore Map is done. It seems if I spend every spare moment on this project I can get through a book every month. So "if things stand as they are" my plan to finish this year is in good shape.

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Mapping of The Wine Dark Sea Complete

The WIne Dark Sea, despite all the South American trials, almost brought the Surprise home to the chops of the channel. The first chapter of The Commodore finished the epic voyage that started in The Thirteen Gun Salute. Makes me think about stringing these voyages together in a visualisation of the whole series once I have finished.

At this rate I'll be finished in a year. There's not a moment to lose

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Mapping of Clarissa Oakes Complete

Cracking on like smoke and oakum. Another volume finished just four months after the last.

The last few volumes have been a continuation of one long voyage from Portsmouth to South America. It's been so long since my first run through the series I don't remember what happens next.

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