Indian Ocean shore
The coastline runs along the whole eastern side of the map, a long clean edge broken by creeks and mangrove inlets, with the channel to Zanzibar beyond.
Minimalist map poster · Tanzania
6.4422° S / 38.9042° E
A low coastal town on the Indian Ocean, facing Zanzibar across the channel, with mangroves and ruins along the shore.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Bagamoyo lies on the Tanzanian coast north of Dar es Salaam, looking east across the channel towards Zanzibar. On the map the shoreline is the defining line: a long, gently curving beach, fringed in places by mangroves and creeks, with the older town gathered close to the water and newer streets spreading inland.
In the nineteenth century this was the coastal end of the caravan routes from the interior, and it briefly served as the capital of German East Africa. Stone buildings from that period, a former German administrative fort and a Catholic mission founded in 1868 still mark the old quarter, while the medieval Kaole ruins lie just south of town.
The mission is also where David Livingstone's body was brought in 1874 on its way to England. A Bagamoyo map poster draws the town at a quieter scale: the old lanes near the beach, the roads running inland and the coastline that made the place matter across centuries of trade.
The coastline runs along the whole eastern side of the map, a long clean edge broken by creeks and mangrove inlets, with the channel to Zanzibar beyond.
Close to the beach, the historic quarter keeps a compact pattern of short streets around nineteenth-century buildings, the densest part of the town on paper.
Two landmarks frame the town's story: the medieval Kaole ruins to the south and the Catholic mission, founded in 1868, a short distance from the old quarter.
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 Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo carries a long history in a small footprint, and a map of it is a thoughtful piece for anyone who has studied, worked or travelled there. The poster can be titled as you like, with a date or a line of your own in the subtitle.
Sand and Paper suit the coastal light, Blueprint gives the shoreline a crisp technical look, and Noir or Classic black & white keep it simple. You can start with a free 900 px preview, then choose the $9 HD files or a printed poster.
Order the Bagamoyo 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.
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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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