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
Automated. Not AI.
I also draw maps — see kathleenjennings.com
Patreon: patreon.com/tanaudel
The map's form: silhouette
It shows: farms
Its purpose: to be an aide memoire
It shows: farms
Its purpose: to be an aide memoire
December 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The map's form: silhouette
It shows: farms
Its purpose: to be an aide memoire
It shows: farms
Its purpose: to be an aide memoire
The map's form: encoded
It shows: observations/sightings
Its purpose: to resist
It shows: observations/sightings
Its purpose: to resist
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The map's form: encoded
It shows: observations/sightings
Its purpose: to resist
It shows: observations/sightings
Its purpose: to resist
The map's form: worm’s-eye view
It shows: personal experience
Its purpose: to show names
It shows: personal experience
Its purpose: to show names
December 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The map's form: worm’s-eye view
It shows: personal experience
Its purpose: to show names
It shows: personal experience
Its purpose: to show names
The map's form: machinery
It shows: directions
Its purpose: sympathetic magic
It shows: directions
Its purpose: sympathetic magic
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The map's form: machinery
It shows: directions
Its purpose: sympathetic magic
It shows: directions
Its purpose: sympathetic magic
The map's form: 3-dimensional
It shows: details for dead
Its purpose: to complicate
It shows: details for dead
Its purpose: to complicate
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The map's form: 3-dimensional
It shows: details for dead
Its purpose: to complicate
It shows: details for dead
Its purpose: to complicate
The map's form: song
It shows: bridle paths
Its purpose: travel
It shows: bridle paths
Its purpose: travel
December 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The map's form: song
It shows: bridle paths
Its purpose: travel
It shows: bridle paths
Its purpose: travel
The map's form: myriorama
It shows: the present
Its purpose: to serve strangers
It shows: the present
Its purpose: to serve strangers
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The map's form: myriorama
It shows: the present
Its purpose: to serve strangers
It shows: the present
Its purpose: to serve strangers
The map's form: just text/labels
It shows: context
Its purpose: to impress
It shows: context
Its purpose: to impress
December 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The map's form: just text/labels
It shows: context
Its purpose: to impress
It shows: context
Its purpose: to impress
The map's form: theme/water park
It shows: relative heights
Its purpose: to reveal
It shows: relative heights
Its purpose: to reveal
December 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The map's form: theme/water park
It shows: relative heights
Its purpose: to reveal
It shows: relative heights
Its purpose: to reveal
The map's form: chalk outline
It shows: preferences
Its purpose: ephemeral
It shows: preferences
Its purpose: ephemeral
December 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The map's form: chalk outline
It shows: preferences
Its purpose: ephemeral
It shows: preferences
Its purpose: ephemeral
The map's form: overlay
It shows: ecosystem
Its purpose: profane
It shows: ecosystem
Its purpose: profane
December 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The map's form: overlay
It shows: ecosystem
Its purpose: profane
It shows: ecosystem
Its purpose: profane
The map's form: adjustable
It shows: farm
Its purpose: lucid
It shows: farm
Its purpose: lucid
December 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The map's form: adjustable
It shows: farm
Its purpose: lucid
It shows: farm
Its purpose: lucid
The map's form: music
It shows: resources
Its purpose: profane
It shows: resources
Its purpose: profane
December 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The map's form: music
It shows: resources
Its purpose: profane
It shows: resources
Its purpose: profane
The map's form: footprints
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: to inform
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: to inform
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The map's form: footprints
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: to inform
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: to inform
The map's form: mushroom
It shows: cryptids
Its purpose: a quest
It shows: cryptids
Its purpose: a quest
December 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The map's form: mushroom
It shows: cryptids
Its purpose: a quest
It shows: cryptids
Its purpose: a quest
The map's form: 'warm/cold
It shows: commentary
Its purpose: to aid defence
It shows: commentary
Its purpose: to aid defence
December 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The map's form: 'warm/cold
It shows: commentary
Its purpose: to aid defence
It shows: commentary
Its purpose: to aid defence
The map's form: mushroom
It shows: communication
Its purpose: to defamiliarise
It shows: communication
Its purpose: to defamiliarise
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The map's form: mushroom
It shows: communication
Its purpose: to defamiliarise
It shows: communication
Its purpose: to defamiliarise
The map's form: just warnings
It shows: voyage
Its purpose: connection
It shows: voyage
Its purpose: connection
December 26, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The map's form: just warnings
It shows: voyage
Its purpose: connection
It shows: voyage
Its purpose: connection
The map's form: insoluble
It shows: anatomy
Its purpose: to migrate
It shows: anatomy
Its purpose: to migrate
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The map's form: insoluble
It shows: anatomy
Its purpose: to migrate
It shows: anatomy
Its purpose: to migrate
The map's form: cut to lie flat
It shows: safety
Its purpose: source materials
It shows: safety
Its purpose: source materials
December 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The map's form: cut to lie flat
It shows: safety
Its purpose: source materials
It shows: safety
Its purpose: source materials
The map's form: embroidery
It shows: flood history
Its purpose: to register
It shows: flood history
Its purpose: to register
December 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The map's form: embroidery
It shows: flood history
Its purpose: to register
It shows: flood history
Its purpose: to register
The map's form: randomised
It shows: relative heights
Its purpose: to move into position
It shows: relative heights
Its purpose: to move into position
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The map's form: randomised
It shows: relative heights
Its purpose: to move into position
It shows: relative heights
Its purpose: to move into position
The map's form: realistic
It shows: locations of industry
Its purpose: to indicate ownership
It shows: locations of industry
Its purpose: to indicate ownership
December 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The map's form: realistic
It shows: locations of industry
Its purpose: to indicate ownership
It shows: locations of industry
Its purpose: to indicate ownership
The map's form: metal
It shows: districts and governance
Its purpose: to warn
It shows: districts and governance
Its purpose: to warn
December 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The map's form: metal
It shows: districts and governance
Its purpose: to warn
It shows: districts and governance
Its purpose: to warn
The map's form: silk
It shows: factions
Its purpose: sacred
It shows: factions
Its purpose: sacred
December 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The map's form: silk
It shows: factions
Its purpose: sacred
It shows: factions
Its purpose: sacred