The things I like in John Howe's Maps

Love the font!

Cool idea, the Gondor and Ork shields, maybe for the battle map.

Like the animal element of the borders.

I like the facing statues. It is like in the Fellowship.

Each corner of the map has the elvish symbol for the direction.

This could also be cool for the battles.

This is just awesome!

This could be a cool idea.

The other side of the battle.

The decay of the border is very symbolic.

Cool font.

An unconventional border but very visually intriguing.

The color is very rich.

The border is great.

This title box border is a good idea.