The Hooghly bank
The river forms the western edge of the town and dominates the poster. It is a wide empty band that gives the dense riverside streets a clear, strong border.
Minimalist map poster · India
22.9322° N / 88.4186° E
A long, narrow town pressed between the Hooghly River and the suburban railway line north of Kolkata.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Hālīsahar lies on the east bank of the Hooghly in North 24 Parganas, and the river defines its map. The town stretches along the water in a thin band, and the suburban railway runs roughly parallel a little way inland. Between the two, lanes run down toward the bank at short intervals. The result is a ladder-like pattern typical of the old riverside settlements on this stretch of Bengal.
The town is known as the birthplace of Ramprasad Sen, the eighteenth-century poet whose devotional songs to the goddess Kali are still sung across Bengal. Like its neighbours, it later became part of the industrial belt that grew up along the Hooghly. The map still shows how closely the town follows the water instead of spreading far inland.
On a Hālīsahar map poster the river becomes a broad pale band running the full height of the frame. The town is drawn as a fine strip of streets along one bank, with the opposite shore visible across the water. A single natural line shapes the whole composition, which gives the poster a strong, simple structure.
The river forms the western edge of the town and dominates the poster. It is a wide empty band that gives the dense riverside streets a clear, strong border.
The suburban line runs north to south behind the riverside. This straight thread marks the inland edge of the older town and connects it to Kolkata.
Short streets run from the main roads down to the river at regular intervals. The ladder pattern shows how the town has always faced the water.
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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 Hālīsahar
For people from Hālīsahar, or from any of the towns along this stretch of the Hooghly, the map is an instantly familiar shape: the river, the railway line and the lanes between them. It works as a reminder of home and as a clean, almost architectural picture on a wall.
Personalise the title and subtitle with a date or a family name, and pick one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The $9 download includes six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files, with no watermark.
Order the Hālīsahar 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.
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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.
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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.
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