Thomas Archipelago: Difference between revisions

The Thomas Archipelago was originally released to CivRealms on July 1st, 2019. Known at the time as the "expansion island", the Archipelago remained uncharted territory for many months. This state persisted through the remainder of the year until land within the Archipelago began to be officially claimed following the Alexandrian Expedition, a mapping expedition by Thomas the Cartographer [[TWINKIEminer|(TWINKIEminer)]], which brought new light to the island chain.

On March 27th, 2020, Thomas the Cartographer [[TWINKIEminer|(TWINKIEminer)]] set off on an expedition with the goal of exploring, documenting, and mapping the Archipelago.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/uTCFTMN</ref> Shortly following this expedition, official cartography of the Archipelago (including official claims on behalf of Alexandria) was posted on the CivRealms reddit as part of a map update. In interest of growing curiousitycuriosity surrounding the distant islands, a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QAzP3IiJQ8_K5MRYKQqvHNqykNl5dBHeWN7GkPH-2II/edit?usp=sharing geography report] was released in tandem with the map and the name ''Thomas Archipelago'' was officially coined in homage to the explorer, Thomas the Cartographer [[TWINKIEminer|(TWINKIEminer)]].