Off the Map

[davem]

Originally Posted by Raynor

But isn't this in line with his famous comment on the relation of precedence that language has for him, in regards to stories?

In the light of this, the case you mentioned wouldn't be an exception... quite the contrary

Possibly - though I read that statement as referring to his own invented names. The idea that a correspondent's name could inspire a new geographical feature is incredibly interesting to me.

I wonder if he took the idea any further - is there another Shire map out there that Tolkien was working on with the Honeybourne stream on it?