Colonial grid
Straight streets cross at right angles to form near-square blocks. This is the classic layout of towns founded in New Spain, and it reads crisply on the print.
Minimalist map poster · Mexico
18.9820° N / 97.7836° W
A Puebla valley town laid out as a colonial grid around its central plaza, with open farmland stretching toward distant volcanic peaks.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Acatzingo lies east of the city of Puebla, in the high valley along the route toward Orizaba and the Gulf coast. Like many towns founded in the colonial period, it follows a clear grid. Straight streets meet at right angles, and the blocks are arranged around a central square with the main church.
The grid is regular enough to feel almost diagrammatic on a map, which makes it look especially good in minimalist styles. At its edges the pattern loosens into looser blocks and field roads, and past them the valley opens into farmland typical of central Puebla.
An Acatzingo map poster shows the Spanish colonial urban plan still intact in everyday use. The plaza is the anchor of the composition, the streets run out from it in a disciplined pattern, and the main highway passes nearby as a long, contrasting line.
Straight streets cross at right angles to form near-square blocks. This is the classic layout of towns founded in New Spain, and it reads crisply on the print.
The main square and its church sit at the heart of the grid. They are the natural focal point of the map and the traditional centre of town life.
Beyond the edge of town, the land opens into cultivated fields crossed by rural roads, which gives the poster a calm, open frame.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Acatzingo
For families from Acatzingo, including many now living in the United States, the grid of home is instantly recognisable. A framed map lets them point to their own street at a glance.
Add a custom title, subtitle and coordinates, for example a family name or the date someone left home, and choose from Classic black and white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. It is $9 as an HD download or can be ordered printed.
Order the Acatzingo poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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