Ultima IV Map of Britannia

Included with Ultima IV was this cloth map showing Britannia, which is the very first of its kind. It is supposed to be the same cloth map that the Stranger receives in the introduction, down to the description and the material. The map is artistically designed, and lacks the fine details that would eliminate the need for exploration. Some of the islands are missing, and the cities are not named.

The maps included with the first Apple II and Commodore 64 editions in 1985 are distinct from later releases of, with a lower-contrast print and inconsistent color balance: while some stray less in this regard from their source artwork (seen below), others exhibit a strong reddish-brown tint. A second map (seen right) followed in 1986 onwards for allmost all platforms and re-issues, featuring revamped artwork with bolder, flat colors and an overall sharper print quality. In some printings of the second generation map, the label for the Cape of Heroes is missing.

In Taiwan, Korea and in Japan on the FM-Towns only paper maps came with the game. While the FM-Towns map is in full color, the ones in Taiwan and Korea were - for whatever reasons - in monochrome. While the Korean map is in various shades of blue, the Taiwanese map is simple greyscale. The special US-Gold edition distributed in Europe - recognized by its distictive cover - also only contained a paper map, interestingly enough of the first generation map.

The cloth map also got included in the special edition of the Ultima Trilogy II.