Talk:Dunwall/@comment-1500935-20170819002429/@comment-1500935-20170820115457

I investigated a bit the first novel for the city's orientation, which I probably didn't do back when that map was posted: So, unless the map's shift was done late in development and the author could not correct the directions, it mostly corroborates the idea that the map's compass is at fault here.
 * In the novel, the river banks are north and south from it, like each end of Kaldwin's Bridge.
 * The Clocktower is on the northern border of the Estate District.
 * Further north, you have the old city walls and the New Mercantile District.
 * When Corvo crosses the river to reach Slaughterhouse Row, he does so from north to south.
 * I'm putting aside the mention that the harbor's mouth is west from Slaughterhouse Row, since it seems more logical to me to be east, closer to the river mouth.

There's another peculiar point. According to the novel, Brigmore Manor is north from Dunwall, past the city walls. This can contradict the previous points, however there's a stretch of the Wrenhaven going north, passing right next to Drapers Ward. It was made more visible in Dis 2's map, going under buildings at some point but large enough for the Undine to pass. Also since the city is expanding north, it seems more logical for Slackjaw to buy Brigmore and renovate it where the new city parts will soon thrive.