Overview
Created these maps and guide to help those looking for the 49 “sketchable” points of interest scattered across the 5 territories.
Introduction
The guide is organized by region each containing a map, screenshots, quotes from Arthur’s journal and additional information I dug up on the site. There is also an individual MAPS section where the maps are all in one place to prevent any unnecessary scrolling. I’ve also seriously tried to format it best for mobile viewing as well.
All of the graphics and screenshots were created with Photoshop 2020, jedijosh’s Trainer and a custom FreeCam mod. The maps were pieced together in Photoshop from a small collection of screenshots along with the official Redemption font from Rockstar. The same with the Branding Image/Icon.
I have quite a few ideas for additional guides (and videos) in the near future.
Really hope this helps in some way.
If I missed something, or have any additional ideas feel free to comment or even add and dm me.
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Thanks either way!
Here is one of my recent finds (will leave as full link for clarity) –
Just stumbled upon these "Relics" in the game files… from reddeadmysteries
✘ MAPS
➤ Roanoke Ridge
☑ Meteor House1 of the 3 Meteorites can be found here.
Arthur:
“This house seemed to have been struck by something. A meteor, maybe.”
☑ Meteorite1 of the 3 Meteorites can be found here.
Arthur:
“Found a rock that had fallen from the heavens.”
☑ Abandoned Trading PostArthur:
“Thought this old trading post in Roanoke Ridge was kind of interesting.”
☑ Fossilized ManFound in the rock wall on the right side of the tracks just before small tunnel.
Arthur:
“Found the remains of this fella in the rock.”
☑ Manmade MutantArthur:
“And i thought i knew folks with strange hobbies.”
☑ Old TombThe Viking Hatchet, the Viking Helmet and the Ancient Viking Comb can be found here.
Arthur:
“Who were these fellas?”
_____________________________________________________________Based on America’s Stonehenge in Salem, New Hampshire.[en.wikipedia.org]
William Goodwin, looking for evidence of Vinland, or the Vikings North American settlement (now believed to have actually been found in Newfoundland) became convinced the site was in fact made by “Culdees” or Irish Monks who had been fleeing the Vikings and managed to get to New Hampshire long before Columbus discovered the Americas. Despite there being basically no evidence of this, it opened the floodgates to numerous other interpretations of the site.
☑ Old World ScriptsArthur:
“Wonder what this said.”Center Translation:
“We arrived by boat. Beautiful land, gracious people. So we left them to live in peace”
_____________________________________________________________Most likely based on the Kensington Runestone supposedly found in Minnesota.
☑ Trail Trees (I – IV)_____________________________________________________________
Historically, these unique trees were commonly known as Indian trail trees. Proponents of trail tree lore claim these unique forms are culturally modified trees used to mark trails or important places.
☑ Serpent MoundArthur:
“Here’s that serpent shaped mound.”
_____________________________________________________________Based on the 1,348-foot-long Great Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio.
Archaeologist still debate the origin of Serpent Mound. It contains no artifacts and no burials that would help establish the age of the mound.
➤ The Heartlands
☑ Register RockBased on the real Register Rock[en.wikipedia.org] near American Falls, Idaho. Where many Oregon Trail emigrants carved their names on the rock.
☑ Oil DerrickA Dinosaur Bone can be found under the primary structure.
☑ Trading Post
☑ Warped Tree
☑ Brush Fire
➤ Cumberland Forest
☑ Barrel RIderBased on Annie Edson Taylor.[en.wikipedia.org]
She decided she would be the first person to ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Taylor used a custom-made barrel for her trip, constructed of oak and iron and padded with a mattress. Several delays occurred in the launching of the barrel, particularly because no one wanted to be part of potential suicide. Two days before Taylor’s own attempt, a domestic cat was sent over the Horseshoe Falls in her barrel to test its strength to see if the barrel would break or not. Contrary to rumors at the time, the cat survived the plunge and seventeen minutes later, after she was found with a bleeding head, posed with Taylor in photographs.
Arthur:
“Found the remains of some poor bastard woman tried to go over a waterfall in a barrel. Found it interesting, sad, i guess. An even more ridiculous life than the one i lead.”
➤ Scarlett Meadows
☑ Abandoned ChurchArthur:
“Saw an old church, found it intresting. Not sure why.”
☑ Bolger GladeArthur:
“Went to Scarlett Meadows, site of the famous battle in the war. All them young lives lost.”
☑ PleasanceArthur:
“Here’s that empty town I found.”
☑ Braithwaites’ SecretArthur:
“Found a crazy young woman, real strange looking. Locked in a kind of outhouse, hidden on Braithwaite Manor. World ain’t a kind place to folk like her.”
➤ Bayou Nwa
☑ Tiny ChurchArthur:
“A very small church for a very small congregation.”
☑ Withered ArmArthur:
“Stumbled across a corpse in the swamp. Poor guy had a withered arm.”
☑ Gray’s Secret*This one doesn’t spawn until you’ve completed Chapter 3.
The letter detailing the secret can be found on the table next to the body.
Arthur:
“Well, well. Guess the Gray family ain’t quite the proud noble southern patriots they pretended to be.”
➤ Bluewater Marsh
☑ Phonograph____________________________________________________
Invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison.
The name on the one in-game is ‘Jack & Russell’ referencing the famous photograph of ‘Nipper‘ the dog and the phonograph.[en.wikipedia.org]
➤ Grizzlies East
☑ Mysterious Hill HomeBased on the many types of “earth shelters” (sod/turf houses).
Arthur:
“Wonder who lived here?”
☑ Meditating Monk*Must spawn naturally. If you use a Trainer to teleport/spawn he will not appear, you’ll need to leave the area and return to trigger him.
☑ Strange StatuesThe Statues in the cave each have a unique number of fingers that match the tail feathers from the Cave Painting found in the Grizzlies West.
(One is missing an arm. It is hidden in the corner of the cave.)
The numbers are as follows:
[ 2 – 7 – 5 – 8 – 3 – 4 – 6 ]
From there only press the buttons on the front of the Statues that have a prime number of fingers.
[ 2 – 3 – 5 – 7 ]
The center statue should reveal 3 Gold Bars.
(if you push in the wrong button you can go behind the Statue and push the button back through)
☑ Face in CliffA man has hanged himself from the scaffolding after discovering his wife left him for a french artist (Charles Châtenay). You can shoot the rope and loot the man’s body to find a letter detailing this.
If you shoot him down and return later the Face will have eroded.
➤ Grizzlies West
☑ MammothArthur:
“Was this a mammoth?”
☑ Frozen Settler16th Century Spanish Explorer. (The Morion Helmet can be removed from the body.)
Arthur:
“Found a fella frozen from a long time ago.”
☑ Defaced Grave
☑ Strange Statues (Cave Painting)Seven male figures circling an eagle. (which corresponds with the Strange Statues site.)
Each figure has an Eagle next to them and they each have a unique number of tail feathers.
[ 2 – 7 – 5 – 8 – 3 – 4 – 6 ]
The Statues in the cave each have a unique number of fingers that match the tail feathers.
(One is missing an arm. It is hidden in the corner of the cave.)From there only press the buttons on the front of the Statues that have a prime number of fingers.
[ 2 – 3 – 5 – 7 ]
The center statue should reveal 3 Gold Bars.
(if you push in the wrong button you can go behind the Statue and push the button back through)
➤ Big Valley
☑ Hidden Tunnel ( + Cave Hermit )(You inspect the site from the opening of the cave)
Arthur:
“Cave mouth.”Stranger:
“Go away! Please.”
“Why don’t you turn around and go back to the light.”
“Can you leave my cave, please?”
“Go and find your own cave!”
“There are nasty things and nasty people down here and I don’t mean you.”
“I’m the devil. I’m the devil. I’m the devil!”
“Okay, I’m not the devil, but I want to be. I want to be…and that’s even worse.”
“I’m a nasty man…go away. I don’t want you here.”
“is that so bad? Wanting solitude, wanting loneliness…wanting anything but you.”
☑ Hermit WomanTorn Treasure Map (1 of 2) can be found inside in the nightstand and is required to find Otis Miller’s Revolver.
☑ Crashed AirshipBased on one of John Joseph Montgomery’s concepts.[en.wikipedia.org]
Arthur:
“Found the wreckage of a flying machine in the woods. Some would-be Icarus, dead with his dreams.”
☑ Obelisk“The hour flees, don’t be late.”
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☑ Native Burial SIteThe Stone Hatchet can be located in the center of the site (if the Stone Hatchet Challenges in Grand Theft Auto Online are completed.).
Arthur:
“Think this place was an Indian burial ground.”
☑ Giant RemainsReferencing Paul Bunyan[en.wikipedia.org]. Note the Ox skull.
Arthur:
“Found a massive skeleton. Wonder how big the man was, or if he was a man at all.”
☑ Pagan Ritual
☑ Faces in TreesThe meaning of tree carvings did not always convey a complete record and were often only used as a memory aid to those who knew a story and understood the meanings of the symbols that had been used. The purpose of Native American Tree Carvings include the following:
Practical – Tree carvings were used as a message system to following tribe members and created by using various images, symbols and signs
Records – Tree carvings were used to create records of important events that were important to the tribe
Healing – Tree carvings were used to engrave powerful symbols to assist in medicinal and Spiritual Healing
Religious – Tree carvings were used in the offering of prayers and also to indicate that a burial had taken place
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Arthur:
“Found these faces carved into the tree. Wonder what they were trying to tell me, if anything.”
☑ Whale BonesReferencing the whale bones discovered in Santa Cruz, California.
➤ Tall Trees
☑ WickiupA semi-permanent domed dwelling formerly used by certain Native American and First Nations tribes. The term ‘wickiup‘ is generally used to label these kinds of dwellings in the Southwestern United States and Western United States, while ‘wigwam‘ is usually applied to these structures in the Northeastern United States and Canada.
☑ Circus WagonsArthur:
“Found a circus wagon train, in a mess, and all destroyed.”
➤ Cholla Springs
☑ Donkey LadyArthur:
“What the hell was this poor thing?”A reference to a glitch in Red Dead Redemption, where the game would spawn an NPC with the A.I. and face of a donkey.
☑ Flying MachineThis one has the name Charles Kinnear on it. A minor character from Red Dead Redemption.
Based on Otto Lilienthal’s early gliders.[en.wikipedia.org]
Arthur:
“Found this abandoned flying machine. Guess people are desperate to leave the earth any way they can.”
➤ Rio Bravo
☑ Sperm Whale BonesMost likely referencing the whale remains found in Peru, Chile and Egypt.
Arthur:
“Was this a whale in the desert?”
➤ Gaptooth Ridge
☑ Jesuit MissionaryReferencing the Jesuits that volunteered to be missionaries[en.wikipedia.org] to Native Americans. Some would eventually build strong relationships with leaders from numerous tribes of the West, including Sitting Bull, war chief of the Sioux.
Arthur:
“Found a dead missionary, I think. From a long time ago.”
