In any case, I am talking about orography, not where the cities are located. Obviously I am in favour of the settlements being located in their rightful place, like Sargot in the north.
Having said that, the new map is nothing more than an evolution of the previous one opening up "waterways". Look at the Sturgia (terrain removed / water inserted) and Aserai (terrain rotated) territories...
That map had to be modified yes or yes to introduce naval combat or so I understand the move. (Yellow zone = navigation area)