Ridgeline roads
The main routes follow the tops of the ridges instead of cutting across valleys, so the road network traces the hills and gives the map its loose, branching look.
Minimalist map poster · Rwanda
2.4421° S / 28.9824° E
A hill town in western Rwanda where roads bend around steep slopes and the land falls away toward Lake Kivu

One city, five moods
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Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
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On the wall



The map
Bushenge sits in the hills of Rwanda's Western Province, above the eastern shore of Lake Kivu. From above there is no grid here. Roads follow ridgelines and wrap around the contours, so the street pattern looks like thread laid loosely over folded ground. Where the slopes flatten out, buildings gather into a small centre, then thin out again into scattered plots and farmland.
The region around Bushenge is known for its steep, green hillsides and its closeness to the lake, which marks the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On a map this shows up as a web of short, winding lanes. Nothing runs straight for long, and every turn in the road points to the terrain it has to cross.
A Bushenge map poster keeps only the roads and paths, drawn in fine black lines on a pale ground. Without the colour of the hills, what remains is how the place moves: routes that climb, switch back and meet on the few level patches. It is a quiet, precise picture of a town shaped almost entirely by its landscape.
The main routes follow the tops of the ridges instead of cutting across valleys, so the road network traces the hills and gives the map its loose, branching look.
Smaller lanes curl around the slopes in tight bends. At poster scale they read almost like contour lines, showing where the ground rises and drops.
West of town the land falls toward Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes. Roads head downhill in that direction and hint at the shoreline just past the town.
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 Bushenge
People who were born in Bushenge, who worked here, or who once drove its hill roads often want something more personal than a photograph. A map of the streets they know brings back the town's shape without spelling anything out, and it sits easily in a home far from Rwanda.
You can personalise the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line, for example with a family name or the year you arrived. Choose one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. It comes as a $9 digital file or as a printed poster on matte paper, with an optional wooden frame.
Order the Bushenge 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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