I've just looked at the first and last pages of this thread, and then realised I've been drooling.
I'll never be able to map like that :_;
I'll post a screenie of my first map once its finished - I've got the basic layout down, but it's severely lacking in detail at the moment.
Be gentle with me when I do...
*EDIT*
First map more or less complete. It still needs work, but I kinda suck :P
I'm aware that it's pretty big and spread out, but there are reasons for that:
1. It's a hamlet. Is that the right word? It's not quite a village, just a very small group of people who happen to live near each other. The kind of small village you don't get these days D:
2. It will grow over the course of the game. Eventually it's going to be a densely populated city.
Beyond that, constructive criticism is welcome, of course ^^