Open street network
Roads spread over level ground with no hills or coastline to hold them in. The result is a wide, loosely woven pattern that fills the frame evenly.
Minimalist map poster · DR Congo
7.5167° S / 24.1740° E
A town on the high savanna plateau of southern Congo, its roads spreading outward across open, gently rolling country.

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
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
Kanyama lies in Haut-Lomami province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the broad plateau that stretches across this part of the country. The land here is savanna and open woodland, and the town's map reflects that setting: a loose network of roads and lanes spread across fairly level ground, with few natural barriers to shape it.
Much of the town is made up of residential streets and compounds laid out along the main routes, and the density falls away gradually toward the edges. Tracks lead out to farmland and neighbouring villages, with streams marking shallow valleys between them. A Kanyama map poster shows a town defined by its roads and by the space around them.
It is not a place that often appears in atlases or travel guides, which is part of why a map of it matters. For families from Haut-Lomami, and for people who have lived or worked in the town, the street pattern is a direct and personal image of home, drawn simply in black and white.
Roads spread over level ground with no hills or coastline to hold them in. The result is a wide, loosely woven pattern that fills the frame evenly.
A few principal roads run through the town and continue across the plateau. They form the strongest lines on the poster and link it to the wider region.
Toward the outskirts, streets give way to tracks, fields and scattered homesteads, so the map fades gradually from dense town into open country.
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 Kanyama
People from Haut-Lomami who now live elsewhere, in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi or abroad, rarely find their hometown on anything printed. A poster of Kanyama gives it the attention usually reserved for capitals, and gives its streets a place on the wall.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates with a family name or an important date, and choose one of five styles. The HD files cost $9 and cover six print sizes, and printed posters ship from partners in more than 30 countries.
Order the Kanyama 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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