Yeah, I also didn't like TOO BIG earth maps
Try YAEMP Huge Earth Map (not Giant) or Legendary Earth.
Or...
Currently I am working with my own, alternate huge Earth map, and I am devoted to create perfect balance while maintaining 99% geographical accuracy
My current set of civs for this map:
Shoshone
Aztec
Inca
Tupi (high quality mod, Brasil indigenous people, I put them in north to Inca)
Mali (high quality mod)
Ayyubids (high quality mod, Egypt, Saladin and so on
)
Ethiopia
Kongo (HQM)
Zulu
Persia
Indonesia
Morocco
France
Sweden
Poland
Russia
Mongolia
India
China
Japan
Burma (HQM, my personal favourite mod civilisation)
Australia (HQM)
What do you think about this idea?
After receiving few permissions from original modders (if I will receive them!) I will probably release my own huge earth map, with few sets of civs. (also I am pretty interested in creating TSL Africa with all mod civs, TSL South America and TSL East Asia
)
Here is map from alpha version of my TSL map.