The map's form: principles It shows: enemies Its purpose: to illustrate a point
Improbable Maps
@improbablemaps.bsky.social
Cartography bot by @tanaudel.bsky.social powered by @bluebotsdonequick.com Automated. Not AI. I also draw maps — see kathleenjennings.com Patreon: patreon.com/tanaudel
The map's form: stream of consciousness It shows: accessibility Its purpose: to glorify
The map's form: annotations It shows: historical x Its purpose: to pin time/space
The map's form: insects It shows: preferences Its purpose: evasion
The map's form: topographic It shows: details for dead Its purpose: to track
The map's form: content aware It shows: comparative Its purpose: holidays
The map's form: relatable It shows: population Its purpose: humble
The map's form: membrane It shows: bicycle paths Its purpose: to strip power
The map's form: jewellery It shows: days Its purpose: connection
The map's form: auditory/audible It shows: trees Its purpose: to elate/delight
The map's form: moss It shows: enemies Its purpose: holidays
The map's form: starlight It shows: comparative Its purpose: to humiliate
The map's form: newsprint It shows: stars Its purpose: nefarious
The map's form: shuffle-able It shows: where things are set Its purpose: to serve locals
The map's form: pierced It shows: freight Its purpose: holidays
The map's form: tattoo It shows: road taken Its purpose: secular
The map's form: key-less It shows: vegetation Its purpose: to indicate cities
The map's form: annotations It shows: products Its purpose: to connect
The map's form: bottom of pond It shows: burials Its purpose: permanence
The map's form: moss It shows: enemies Its purpose: to glorify
The map's form: band It shows: rainfall Its purpose: to aspire
The map's form: precious stones It shows: celebrity homes Its purpose: to chart stars
The map's form: atlas It shows: the past Its purpose: to call into being
The map's form: earthworks It shows: cropping Its purpose: sympathetic magic
The map's form: geo-art It shows: directions Its purpose: to visualise
The map's form: pebbles It shows: lots available Its purpose: humble
The map's form: grain It shows: urban watercourses Its purpose: allegorical
The map's form: cut to lie flat It shows: monsters Its purpose: to show responsibilities
The map's form: insults It shows: winds Its purpose: to name
The map's form: adhesive It shows: vulnerabilities Its purpose: to a competition