Radiating tracks
Unpaved roads leave the centre in several directions and run out towards outlying villages and fields, forming a loose star shape that anchors the whole composition.
Minimalist map poster · Burkina Faso
11.2219° N / 4.6442° W
A savanna settlement in western Burkina Faso, drawn as a loose web of tracks meeting at a compact centre among open fields

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
From above, Karankasso reads the way many towns of the Hauts-Bassins do: a cluster of compounds and short lanes with no single dominant axis, and unpaved roads fanning out towards villages and farmland. The street pattern is informal and organic. It follows footpaths and field edges rather than a surveyor's grid, which gives the map a soft, hand-drawn quality.
The Hauts-Bassins region is one of the greener parts of the country, with more rainfall than the Sahelian north and a landscape of cultivated plots, scattered trees and seasonal streams. On a black-and-white map that countryside becomes white space, and against it the roads that tie Karankasso to its neighbours stand out as fine, deliberate lines.
A Karankasso map poster suits someone who knows the place from the ground: the market days, the road in from the regional capital, the family compound at the edge of town. The print leaves out the detail and keeps the layout, so the town reduces to its routes and the way they gather at the centre.
Unpaved roads leave the centre in several directions and run out towards outlying villages and fields, forming a loose star shape that anchors the whole composition.
The inner streets bend around compounds and open yards instead of following a grid, so the core of the map looks dense, irregular and clearly shaped by daily use.
Farmland and savanna surround the settlement, and on the poster they appear as calm empty space, which makes the small built-up area feel sharply defined.
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 Karankasso
People hang this map because it records a place that rarely appears in print. For someone who grew up in Karankasso or has worked there, the plain lines of its roads can bring back a whole landscape.
You can add a title, a subtitle such as a family name or a year, and the coordinates line, then choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand to match the room it will hang in.
Order the Karankasso 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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