cartographer of things https://andywoodruff.com/https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mv27rzstjs26The Equal Earth projection news has spawned a bunch of TikTok explainers and, like... all of them are wrong. Incorrect "true size" comparisons, AI slop maps, etc. Tom Patterson has many beautiful versions of the real deal in the public domain, totally free! But making shit up is easier?08 Sep 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv27rzstjs26https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3muxgt6n7uk2cAn official seal of approval for the @mapcenter.com kids’ section!07 Sep 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxgt6n7uk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3muhp4zjilk2fOn this day we commemorate that time when our Allston Christmas map was a little too real for people.01 Sep 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhp4zjilk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3muez3lfyn22g'tis the season* in Boston! Mind your vehicle height on Storrow Drive/Soldiers Field Road and Memorial Drive. Here's my map of some popular locations to sardine-tin the roof of your truck. (*'tis not the season. There is no season. The whole thing about students being to blame is a myth!)31 Aug 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muez3lfyn22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mu47v674k22gCartographers are secretly delighted when some body of water name bullshit is in the news. That’s the real scandal!28 Aug 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu47v674k22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mti7bxxjfk2qYou guys I’ve recently returned from my first visit to Portugal and can’t get over the francesinha sandwich. Bunch of meat, draped with melted cheese, drowning in a beer-based sauce… how did the entire state of Wisconsin fail to invent this first?20 Aug 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mti7bxxjfk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mtbrj2tw5s2fThe Spanish town Sigüenza, where we saw last week’s eclipse, has a lovely pair of tiled maps in its train station. Hard to capture in a photo, but they have a lot of 3D detail. But railway construction meant bus substitution, so we spent more time figuring that out than looking at the maps 😭17 Aug 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbrj2tw5s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mt7xxiiasc2xSix year old has really got the hang of Mad Libs16 Aug 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7xxiiasc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3msvxyee2l225Here’s a bad photo from today of the 8th total solar eclipse that I’ve seen!12 Aug 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvxyee2l225https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mrt3xtdr6c24Wake up babe, new Great Lake just dropped29 Jul 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrt3xtdr6c24https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mrsesa77ps2bThis was a fun one. Pretty sure we could have stretched this into like 3 hours of just being map nerds. Thanks for inviting me, Jake! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsesa77ps2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mrquaa735s25💯 Some of the best mapmakers in the world are regularly at the NACIS conference, and in addition to being eager to share their wisdom, they're all super friendly and want to hang out with you and learn from you too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrquaa735s25https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mrac3nrw3c2dOkay I was wrong about the flight time so we ended up at a suburban Skyline, but still: meat slop accomplished ✅ [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrac3nrw3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mqx25vodbc23I’ve been buying these for the kids lately and can’t get past this picture on the box. Why would you open a box of Cheez-Its outdoors on the moon? There’s no way to eat them!! Very wasteful.18 Jul 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx25vodbc23https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mqskhlrjvk22This important map will help us plan a lunch stop on the way from CVG up to the Dayton area for a visit back some soon. Own this map and at least 49 others in the book Cincinnati in 50 Maps! https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/cincinnati-in-50-maps-978154027001617 Jul 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqskhlrjvk22https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mqpb45xkmc22Oh no, we’re doing the daylight saving time thing again? Have you people learned nothing from me? There is no universal solution but to overthrow the clock and live by the sun.15 Jul 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpb45xkmc22https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mq6ky2hle22jBig news from Maine: it is the only state to share a border with exactly one other state, and it is the only one-syllable state name! Unclear at this time how either of those will affect the 2026 midterm elections.09 Jul 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6ky2hle22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mpyp43rfgc2mCan’t believe we made it so deep into the tournament before a photo of Garvey appeared in my feeds [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyp43rfgc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mpm2e6h7rk2iThis map is done enough to make prints available. If anyone you know spends time around the White Mountains, Lake Winnipesaukee, or in between, I'll be grateful for you passing the word along! 🙏 (No vacation house in the area is complete without this map!) https://andysmaps.bigcartel.com/product/mountains-and-lakes01 Jul 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm2e6h7rk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mpkkdaf75s2pIt’s cool how they’re bringing tyranny back for a 250th anniversary tour 🤘01 Jul 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkkdaf75s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3moztlilbbk25😤 Simply drawing a line on an existing map 🤩 Entire weird AI map with your line on it cc @transitmap.net [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3moztlilbbk25https://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3moga2anbdk2v⚠️ Father’s Day self-promo warning: Just signed a second shipment of Boston in 50 Maps at my local bookshop, after the first sold out in 10 days! I have it on good authority (the store owner) that as a Father’s Day gift it is NOT boring. https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/boston-in-50-maps-978154027003016 Jun 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3moga2anbdk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mnzrmh5blk2bHot off the presses, a map I worked on w/ the Community Geographics team, a gravel bike route in Vermont/Quebec. The trick to a nice map is having @margot-carto.bsky.social start the file, then just using the same styles she designed for another map in the region. 😉 https://www.nekgravel.org/lacs-et-frontiere11 Jun 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzrmh5blk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mnvfqm5dcc2jDon't make me tap the sign10 Jun 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvfqm5dcc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mnqikb7fyk2uShort visit to Chicago, but I ate a hot dog and a beef, so that’s enough and I’m ready to head back home to my tofu and vegetable life.08 Jun 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqikb7fyk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mnib74bvgk2dSomeone bought Boston in 50 Maps from Amazon—where there are actual images of the actual maps—and thought they were getting a street atlas for getting around town. But still found it interesting enough to give it three stars. So, uh… success?04 Jun 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnib74bvgk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/awoodruff.bsky.social/post/3mnfnh4ybyk2tOkay, about 4700 labels later I might declare this map done soon. Then again, it surely could cross 5000 if I just take a few years to track down names for every tiny pond etc. 🤔03 Jun 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:daw4r2fbb4wudymqm3k3tchv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfnh4ybyk2t