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: segments
It shows: bridle paths
Its purpose: evasion
It shows: bridle paths
Its purpose: evasion
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
The map's form: segments
It shows: bridle paths
Its purpose: evasion
It shows: bridle paths
Its purpose: evasion
The map's form: heat-activated
It shows: geology
Its purpose: to record science
It shows: geology
Its purpose: to record science
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The map's form: heat-activated
It shows: geology
Its purpose: to record science
It shows: geology
Its purpose: to record science
The map's form: laser cut
It shows: cave systems
Its purpose: to show tourist attractions
It shows: cave systems
Its purpose: to show tourist attractions
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The map's form: laser cut
It shows: cave systems
Its purpose: to show tourist attractions
It shows: cave systems
Its purpose: to show tourist attractions
The map's form: leaves – small
It shows: capacities
Its purpose: allegorical
It shows: capacities
Its purpose: allegorical
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
The map's form: leaves – small
It shows: capacities
Its purpose: allegorical
It shows: capacities
Its purpose: allegorical
The map's form: bar
It shows: highways
Its purpose: to archive/chronicle
It shows: highways
Its purpose: to archive/chronicle
January 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The map's form: bar
It shows: highways
Its purpose: to archive/chronicle
It shows: highways
Its purpose: to archive/chronicle
The map's form: principles
It shows: a dialect continuum
Its purpose: to pursue
It shows: a dialect continuum
Its purpose: to pursue
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The map's form: principles
It shows: a dialect continuum
Its purpose: to pursue
It shows: a dialect continuum
Its purpose: to pursue
The map's form: block printed
It shows: flood zones
Its purpose: errand
It shows: flood zones
Its purpose: errand
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
The map's form: block printed
It shows: flood zones
Its purpose: errand
It shows: flood zones
Its purpose: errand
The map's form: segments
It shows: dragons
Its purpose: to indicate shopping
It shows: dragons
Its purpose: to indicate shopping
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The map's form: segments
It shows: dragons
Its purpose: to indicate shopping
It shows: dragons
Its purpose: to indicate shopping
The map's form: silhouette
It shows: fault lines
Its purpose: to discourage
It shows: fault lines
Its purpose: to discourage
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The map's form: silhouette
It shows: fault lines
Its purpose: to discourage
It shows: fault lines
Its purpose: to discourage
The map's form: face paint
It shows: roads
Its purpose: to reference
It shows: roads
Its purpose: to reference
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The map's form: face paint
It shows: roads
Its purpose: to reference
It shows: roads
Its purpose: to reference
The map's form: for application of sympathetic magic
It shows: personal experience
Its purpose: to name
It shows: personal experience
Its purpose: to name
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The map's form: for application of sympathetic magic
It shows: personal experience
Its purpose: to name
It shows: personal experience
Its purpose: to name
The map's form: water feature
It shows: postage times/costs
Its purpose: to show tourist attractions
It shows: postage times/costs
Its purpose: to show tourist attractions
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The map's form: water feature
It shows: postage times/costs
Its purpose: to show tourist attractions
It shows: postage times/costs
Its purpose: to show tourist attractions
The map's form: mushroom
It shows: settlement
Its purpose: sacred
It shows: settlement
Its purpose: sacred
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The map's form: mushroom
It shows: settlement
Its purpose: sacred
It shows: settlement
Its purpose: sacred
The map's form: band
It shows: postage times/costs
Its purpose: to record relativities
It shows: postage times/costs
Its purpose: to record relativities
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The map's form: band
It shows: postage times/costs
Its purpose: to record relativities
It shows: postage times/costs
Its purpose: to record relativities
The map's form: globe
It shows: buildings
Its purpose: escape
It shows: buildings
Its purpose: escape
January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The map's form: globe
It shows: buildings
Its purpose: escape
It shows: buildings
Its purpose: escape
The map's form: clues – physical
It shows: ice
Its purpose: to guide
It shows: ice
Its purpose: to guide
January 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The map's form: clues – physical
It shows: ice
Its purpose: to guide
It shows: ice
Its purpose: to guide
The map's form: resonant
It shows: proposed route
Its purpose: to navigate
It shows: proposed route
Its purpose: to navigate
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The map's form: resonant
It shows: proposed route
Its purpose: to navigate
It shows: proposed route
Its purpose: to navigate
The map's form: cut to lie flat
It shows: where things are from
Its purpose: to tell/record a story
It shows: where things are from
Its purpose: to tell/record a story
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The map's form: cut to lie flat
It shows: where things are from
Its purpose: to tell/record a story
It shows: where things are from
Its purpose: to tell/record a story
The map's form: sketch
It shows: language
Its purpose: sacred
It shows: language
Its purpose: sacred
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The map's form: sketch
It shows: language
Its purpose: sacred
It shows: language
Its purpose: sacred
The map's form: phosphorescent
It shows: context
Its purpose: evasion
It shows: context
Its purpose: evasion
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The map's form: phosphorescent
It shows: context
Its purpose: evasion
It shows: context
Its purpose: evasion
The map's form: allusive
It shows: the future
Its purpose: to foreshadow
It shows: the future
Its purpose: to foreshadow
January 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The map's form: allusive
It shows: the future
Its purpose: to foreshadow
It shows: the future
Its purpose: to foreshadow
The map's form: photograph
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: holidays
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: holidays
January 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The map's form: photograph
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: holidays
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: holidays
The map's form: stitching
It shows: context
Its purpose: travel
It shows: context
Its purpose: travel
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
The map's form: stitching
It shows: context
Its purpose: travel
It shows: context
Its purpose: travel
The map's form: trash
It shows: road taken
Its purpose: travel
It shows: road taken
Its purpose: travel
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The map's form: trash
It shows: road taken
Its purpose: travel
It shows: road taken
Its purpose: travel
The map's form: allusive
It shows: networks
Its purpose: to mislead
It shows: networks
Its purpose: to mislead
January 12, 2026 at 10:16 AM
The map's form: allusive
It shows: networks
Its purpose: to mislead
It shows: networks
Its purpose: to mislead