The Sinosphere of Atlas Altera

From the Centre to the Margins - The Extents of the Sinosphere:
Mammoth-riding Yukaghirs, Hmongic nations, Langfang and other konsi republics in Nusantara, transoceanic contact by the Ainu in their itaomachips, Nisean horses preserved and traded in the Tea Horse Road, Phags-pa-writing and katana-carrying PNW Indigenous nations, Japonic-Austronesic cultural infusion in Okinawa, Ming Restoration, Rangaku policies and more organic modernization in the Far East...

This map explained: view the video here!

This is a map that u/varjagen, u/Zveiner (deviantart profile) and I collaboratively produced for the Atlas Altera project: www.atlasaltera.com. For reference, you can check out the two world maps in my main gallery or take a look at the Q&A in the comments of the posts on Reddit: the main political map and the main chorographical maps.

Also, check out my YouTube for more backroom explanations and in-depth discussions

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To access in-depth lore and footnotes (explanatory etymologies for the Sinic meanings for each country and its nation-signifier), or to download a high resolution print-quality version join the Patreon!
Your funds will go to supporting me as well as other collaborators of the project. It took many long nights to produce something this in-depth and thought out, so really do consider showing us your support if you can. 

More content:
I'm doing backstage-style discussions for this project with my friend, which you can watch on YouTube and or listen on Anchor/Spotify.

Some extra explanations will be provided in the comments below.