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Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-30

Rome Retrofuture...

66m of sea level rise on top of Nolli’s 1748 map of Rome, from David Rumsey Maps.

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66m of sea level rise on top of Nolli’s 1748 map of Rome,
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-26

This semester, I'm a guest lecturer for a worldbuilding class at USC School of Dramatic Arts.

I use real-world places to create fictional geographies. In this case, I've cobbled together a few Venezuelan to create an archipelago...these are a couple of test renders based on the map.

Remember--Islands are mountains.

Render of a model of Venezuelan tepuis, with fog and cloudsRender of a model of Venezuelan tepuis, with fog and clouds
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-25

This semester, I'm collaborating teaching a worldbuilding class at the USC School of Dramatic Arts.

I'll be showing the class techniques for creating fictional places from real geographies. I've cobbled together a few Venezuelan to create an archipelago...this is the draft map.

Remember--Islands are mountains.

A map of a fictional archipelago, made by combining the terrains of several Venezuelan tepuis.
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-19

I've been here during a monsoon, but nothing like

Here's the 1941 retrofuture quad with 66m of sea level rise—if all the world’s ice caps melted.

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Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-19

It seems like an opportune time to repost this one. Here's a retrofuture sea level rise map for and with 66m of sea level rise—if all the world’s ice caps melted.

Vintage USGS map of the Salton Sea, including what was then Joshua Tree National Monument, with 66 meters sea level rise
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-09

Petrofuture Maui…First fires, then floods.

Petrofuture map of Maui…66 meters sea level rise on a 1956 Chevron gas station map
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-07

The Texas Petrofuture….66m sea level rise on a 1956 gas station map.

Base map from David Rumsey Maps

66m sea level rise on a 1956 #Shell gas station map.
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-03

The Retrofuture map of Ouahu.
This is a 1952 map base with 66m sea level rise...the highest level of sea rise estimated by the IPCC.

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Retrofuture map of Ouahu. This is a 1952 #USGS map base with 66m sea level rise...the highest level of sea rise estimated by the IPCC.Detail of the Retrofuture map of Ouahu...zoomed in on the entire island This is a 1952 #USGS map base with 66m sea level rise...the highest level of sea rise estimated by the IPCC.Detail of the Retrofuture map of Ouahu...zoomed in on Honolulu. This is a 1952 #USGS map base with 66m sea level rise...the highest level of sea rise estimated by the IPCC.Detail of the Retrofuture map of Ouahu...zoomed in on the windward side. This is a 1952 #USGS map base with 66m sea level rise...the highest level of sea rise estimated by the IPCC.
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-02

Retrofuture map of Hawaii.
This is a 1975 map base with 66m sea level rise...the highest level of sea rise estimated by the IPCC.

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a 1975 USGS map of the island of Hawaii, with 66 meters of sea level rise added
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-08-01

Petrofuture map of Honolulu.
This shows an 1956 gas station map base with 66m sea level rise...the highest level of sea rise estimated by the IPCC.

base map from David Rumsey Maps

1956 Chevron gas station map of Honolulu, with 66 meters sea level rise
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-07-28

Petrofuture map of Hawaii.
This shows an 1956 Chevron Oil map base with 66m sea level rise...the highest level of sea rise estimated by the IPCC.

base map from David Rumsey Maps

The Petrofuture--a 1956 Chevron gas station map of Hawaiian Islands, with 66 meters of sea level riseThe Petrofuture--detail of Maui...1956 Chevron gas station map of Hawaiian Islands, with 66 meters of sea level riseThe Petrofuture--detail of Oahu...1956 Chevron gas station map of Hawaiian Islands, with 66 meters of sea level riseThe Petrofuture--detail of Kauai...1956 Chevron gas station map of Hawaiian Islands, with 66 meters of sea level rise
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-07-18

An overview of the animated Los Angeles Retrofuture, six 1920s USGS Quads with 66m sea level rise.

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Polyptych of the Los Angeles Retrofuture maps...six USGS Quads of LA with 66m sea level rise
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-07-18

Los Angeles Retrofuture, the animated version... six 1920s USGS Quads with 66m sea level rise.

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Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-07-10

Esri UC is this week? I have a map for that. Here's a map of San Diego with 66m of sea level rise—if all the world’s ice caps melted.

Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-07-07

Petrofuture map of San Diego--vintage Shell gas station map with 66m of sea level rise. The highest level predicted by the IPCC if all the ice caps melt.

Vintage Shell gas station map of San Diego with 66m sea level rise
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-05-10

Petrofuture Mexico…66m sea level rise on a 1956 road map.

would be more appropriate, but will have to do

Base from David Rumsey Maps

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1950s Shell Oil map with 66 meters of sea level rise
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-05-03

Petrofuture--Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee...

66m sea level rise...highest predicted by the if all ice caps melted.

1956 base from David Rumsey Maps

a 1956 Shell Oil gas station map of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and Tennessee, with 66 meters of sea level rise
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-04-22

The Coachella Music Festival is this week? I have a map for that. Here's a retrofuture sea level rise map for and with 66m of sea level rise—if all the world’s ice caps melted.

Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-04-19

The Coachella Music Festival is this week? I have a map for that. Here's a map of with 66m of sea level rise—if all the world’s ice caps melted.

Shaded relief map of Coachella Valley with 66 meters of sea level rise
Conspiracy of CartographersConspiracyOfCartographers
2023-04-16

Coachella Music Festival is this week? I have a map for that. Here's the 1941 retrofuture quad with 66m of sea level rise—if all the world’s ice caps melted.

Retrufuture -- 1941 USGS quad of Coachella with 66 meters of sea level rise

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