Ultima V: cloth map

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The cloth map

Included with Ultima V was this cloth map.

Description[edit]

This map, showing Britannia, is not that much changed in style from its predecessor. Settlements are still just tiny icons on the map. The icons for the phases of the moons are now easier to see, since they were made bigger. Due to the exploration in the previous game, the islands of New Magincia and Buccaneer's Den as well as the Isle of the Avatar are now on the map as well. Also, some new details such as roads and the position of the shrines appear on it.

Other Releases of the Map[edit]

The cloth map was mostly the same in all issues of the game. However, some later releases by Mindscape in Europe had a number of maps of poor quality, often having color shifts. There also does exist a variant of the cloth map, in which the water is much bluer, instead of the greenish of the original map. Surprisingly, the cloth map of the Japanese ports of the game by Pony Canyon has a different coloration as well, also with blue water, but in a much darker shade.

Both alternate maps can be seen below. Additionally, the game came only with a paper map in Taiwan and Korea instead of a cloth map. The Japanese FM Towns version by Fujitsu also only has a paper map, in which the greens are shifted more towards the blue spectrum.

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

Alternate Maps[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Buccaneer's Den is placed too far south, likely for aesthetic reasons involving the logo.

See Also[edit]


Maps Included as Trinkets
Maps Ultima IUltima IIUltima IIIUltima IVUltima VUltima VI
Ultima VIIUltima VII Part TwoUltima VIIIUltima IX
Savage EmpireMartian DreamsUltima UnderworldUltima Underworld II
Ultima ForeverShroud of the Avatar