Detail from Petrofuture Scotland, a map showing the Forth of Firth and Edinburgh with 66m sea level rise, set on top of a vintage Esso road map.
Here’s a preview from a new series I’ve been working on. This is a detail from #Petrofuture Scotland, showing Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth with 66m sea level rise, on top of a vintage Esso road map.
I love seeing a couple of east coast #Petrofuture maps featured in this segment!
Messing around with animations of #Petrofuture maps.
London, this time...and I added a couple of flourishes. What do you think? Too subtle?
#London #England #UK #ClimateChange #ClimateArt
Alaska Petrofuture--a 1964 Union 76 gas station map with 66m sea level rise
The Alaska #Petrofuture map has been challenging. Getting all those little islands to align with modern elevation data has been a complete PITA.
But worth it!
#Alaska #climateChange #seaLevelRise #maps
Alaska Petrofuture map legend--showing Conspiracy of Cartographers logos and part of Siberia with 66m sea level rise
mid-1960s cover art for Union 76 gas station map of Alaska. The cover art shows scenes of nature from California and the American Southwest. The title reads "Alaska Petrofuture Road Map"
The cover of a mid-60s Esso road map of Great Britain and Ireland.
Near-mint. Soon to be a #Petrofuture map.
A stack of maps wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a brown box. The top map is a Michelin road map of Paris.
Three pounds of maps!
Yes, some folks sell by the pound.
#petrofuture
A screenshot from the video Maps and Memory--a triptych of Petrofuture maps, old gas station advertisements, and vintage home movies
Maps and Memory is something I've been thinking about for a while. A foray into video, combining old advertisements with #Petrofuture maps and old family movies. Emphasizing the delusions of nostalgia, drawing parallels to greenwashing.
conspiracyofcartographers.com/2026/01/maps...
Detail from Belgium/Luxembourg Petrofuture--66m sea level rise on 1962 Shell Oil road map
The #Petrofuture of Belgium/Luxembourg, with a good portion of northern France...
The Lux part of Benelux gets off scot-free! It's good to build on high land.
conspiracyofcartographers.com/2026/01/petr...
#belgium #belgie #belgique #luxembourg #luxemburg
Netherlands Petrofuture. 66m sea level rise on a vintage Shell Oil map
The #Petrofuture of the #Netherlands…
conspiracyofcartographers.com/2026/01/petr...
Detail from Petrofuture London. 66m sea level rise on vintage Esso map
Have I posted this one before? I've been making little tweaks to it for at least a year.
conspiracyofcartographers.com/2026/01/petr...
#petrofuture #London
Using vintage gas station road maps as a base, the Petrofuture maps show coastlines as they will be when the ice caps melt.* With the future superimposed on the past, these maps flip the narrative of nostalgia and subvert the propaganda of oil corporations, depicting the ultimate consequences of car culture and the burning of fossil fuels. *66m of sea level rise according to the IPCC
A detail from the Petrofuture Germany map. 66m sea level rise on a 1962 Shell gas station map.
New maps….
I spent some time over the weekend working out the #petrofuture of #Germany.
Y'all wanna see...?
conspiracyofcartographers.com/2026/01/petr...
Petrofuture map of South America. 66m sea level rise on a colorful Esso-branded map.
Apropos of wtf. Here’s the #Petrofuture map of South America.
Three views of the Seattle Petrofuture map—folded, showing cover; unfolded, showing flooded Seattle on side one & Tacoma on side two
I finally did it--I now have the new #Seattle #Petrofuture folded map for sale online.
Up until now, the only place to get one was at my recent exhibits at the Georgetown Steam Plant. If you missed those, now you can get one of your own!
conspiracyofcartographers.com/product/fold...
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Was ein schönes #Klimakrise-Projekt zur #Petrofuture
Karten wie damals von den Tankstellen mit dem Meeresspiegel einer viel zu aufgeheizten Zukunft.
#Kunst #Art #Klimaschutz #Climatechange
a Union 76 gas station map being modified to align with a standard base map
Georeferencing #Alaska
#Petrofuture
The cover of a vintage Union 76 map of Alaska
A picture of a camera extended on a tripod and boom, over an unfolded road map of Alaska
I finally got a gas station road map of #Alaska, so in to the studio I go. Soon to be a #Petrofuture map.
Petrofuture map of Los Angeles--Baldwin Hills, Hollywood Hills, DTLA--66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil map
Petrofuture map of Los Angeles--Long Beach, Palos Verdes, Manhattan Beach--66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil map
The #Petrofuture maps of #LA--
66m sea level rise on a #ShellOil map, so not entirely apropos to the moment. At some point I'll find a #Chevron map to use.
#ElSegundo and #LAX fall into the gap between these maps.
Last weekend, I had an installation of the #Petrofuture maps at the Georgetown Steam Plant.
As the event was winding down on Sunday, I made this walk-through.
I don't mean to brag or anything, but the the folded #Petrofuture map of #Seattle is now in the Rumsey Collection.
www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet...
Well, really, of course I mean to brag.
Installation of petrofuture maps, backlit in a dark space.
Installation of petrofuture maps, backlit in a dark space.
Installation of petrofuture maps, backlit in a dark space.
Installation of petrofuture maps, backlit in a dark space.
This weekend is the Georgetown Steam Plant Science Fair. Come explore art, science, and music. Plus—the Conspiracy of Cartographers #Petrofuture exhibit.
#seattle
A floating Chevron station at night in Vancouver Harbor. The station and its sign glow in the darkness and reflect off the water.
Vancouver Petrofuture map—66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell gas station map
In Vancouver for a cartography conference. Here’s one of the things I can see from my room—a floating Chevron station.
Included—the Vancouver Petrofuture map, where all sorts of other things float…or sink.
#vancouver #petrofuture #icc2025
The cover of the Seattle Petrofuture map—folded in the style of the original gas station map
A merch table with folded Petrofuture maps and Conspiracy of Cartographers stickers
Thanks to everyone who made it to my talk at the Georgetown Steam Plant.
This was also the debut of the first folded Petrofuture maps.
#seattle #petrofuture #georgetownSteamPlant
Petrofuture Long Island 66m sea level rise on a vintage Shell gas station map
Petrofuture London 66m sea level rise on a vintage Esso gas station map
Petrofuture France 66m sea level rise on a vintage Shell gas station map
Petrofuture Washington DC 66m sea level rise on a vintage Shell gas station map
Hey Seattle folks,
I’ll be giving a talk about the Petrofuture maps this Tuesday. Tickets are almost gone!
www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...
#seattle #petrofuture
Hey #Seattle folks, I’ll be giving a talk about the #Petrofuture maps this Tuesday at the Georgetown Steam Plant.
www.georgetownsteamplant.org/events/mappi...
Petrofuture map of British Columbia. 66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil map. Most coastal area are inundated.
O Canada ... the #Petrofuture map of British Columbia. 66m sea rise on a vintage Shell gas station map.
Happy #CanadaDay!
More:
conspiracyofcartographers.com
#greenwashing #climateChange #maps #outsiderArt #Canada #BritishColumbia #VancouverBC #VancouverIsland #SalishSea #VictoriaBC #VintageMaps
Petrofuture map of Montreal. 66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil map. Mount Royal becomes an island. Everything else is underwater.
Petrofuture map of Montreal. 66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil map, with detail insets. Mount Royal becomes an island. Everything else is underwater.
Petrofuture map of Montreal, detail inset of Mount Royal. 66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil map. Everything else is underwater.
Since it's Canada Day, here are more Canadian #Petrofuture maps—these are from Montreal.
Happy #CanadaDay!
#greenwashing #climateChange #maps #cartography #outsiderArt #Canada #Quebec #Montreal #StLawrenceRiver #VintageMaps
