Contour-following lanes
Lanes bend around the low hills instead of cutting across them. The result is a soft, organic linework that fills the frame evenly.
Minimalist map poster · India
11.1509° N / 75.8719° E
A green, loosely woven settlement in Malappuram, with winding lanes spread across low laterite hills

One city, five moods
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Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
Chelambra lies in Malappuram district, in northern Kerala, not far inland from the Kozhikode coast. Like much of this region, it has no hard edge. From above, houses are scattered among coconut and areca gardens, and narrow lanes wind over low hills and down into paddy-filled hollows. Town and countryside run into each other with no clear line.
That is what makes it interesting on a map. There is no grid and no single centre. Instead, a busier main road forms a spine, and a network of curving lanes branches off it to follow the contours. Small ponds and wetland strips mark the low ground, so the landscape shows through even in pure line work.
A Chelambra map poster captures this dispersed Kerala pattern, closer to lace than to a city block. In black and white, the lanes look like fine veins across the paper. For anyone who grew up walking them, the curves of their own route home are easy to pick out.
Lanes bend around the low hills instead of cutting across them. The result is a soft, organic linework that fills the frame evenly.
A through road carries most of the traffic and the shops. On the poster it reads as the one steady line among the curves.
Low, wet ground between the hills stays mostly free of buildings. These areas become calm open spaces in the composition.
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 Chelambra
Many families in Malappuram have members working far from home. For them, a map of Chelambra is a quiet, precise reminder of the lanes and houses they return to.
Add a title, a subtitle such as a house name or a year, and a coordinates line. Then pick Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Buy the HD files for $9, or order a matte print with an optional wooden frame.
Order the Chelambra 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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