If interested, here is their prelaunch maps:
https://imgur.com/a/va4bm
(Love Kithicok Woods)
And Velious:
https://imgur.com/Ywvtu7P
You can clearly see what areas they had more finalized, but yes, original idea was 5 continents at launch. You can see Velious on the Norrath globe models in Kunark for example too.
Never forget we are just playing in a couple guys DnD 3.5 campaign from 30 years ago:
Tony Garcia's Lucan Character sheet:
https://loreofnorrath.wordpress.com/...n-deboterlere/
Bill Trost's Mayong Sheet:
https://loreofnorrath.wordpress.com/...aracter-sheet/