Once I was satisfied with the design of the whole map, I proceeded to cut the first area of the map, but first, I rearranged the cells on the map in a way that fits as many of them on my CNC’s build area. 

I was originally going to cut the cells on the map in a way that leaves only the area names untouched, so the entire cell surface except the text is milled down about 0.1mm, but I started to second guess this decision a few cuts in, I did not like the way it looked when lit, and it took way too long using the 1mm endmill I was using. I eventually updated the map design to feature offset texts instead which turned out pretty good.