The historic core
A compact cluster of colonial streets and squares on higher ground near the water, where churches and ruined townhouses stand among the blocks laid out centuries ago.
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Alcântara — Alcântara Map Poster & Print
2.4041° S / 44.4167° W
A small colonial hilltop town on the Maranhão coast, set above tidal inlets and mangrove shores and facing São Luís across the bay
- Quod vides, id ipsum accipis
- Usque ad 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + PDF ad imprimendum paratum
- Sine signo aquatico
Una urbs, quinque animi
Alcântara omnibus stilis
Tange formam ut eam in pariete videas. Omnis forma eodem pretio constat — typis impressa, compagine inclusa, vel ut fasciculi HD.
Pixelli veri · fasciculus impressionis 24 × 36″Ad imprimendum acuta
Alcântara: omnis via acutissime expressa
Haec est particula 100% fasciculi impressionis veri. Omnis tabula — typis impressa, compagine inclusa, vel demissa — in servis nostris ad 300 DPI conficitur, usque ad 7,200 × 10,800 pixellos, ut etiam angustissimae viae in impressione 24 × 36″ nitidae maneant.
In pariete
Alcântara domi
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Alcântara Map Poster & Print
Alcântara sits on the mainland shore of São Marcos Bay in Maranhão, looking across the water toward the island city of São Luís. From above, the town is compact. A short grid of old streets covers a low rise near the water, and the edges quickly give way to open ground, scrub and the irregular green of mangrove creeks that cut into the coastline.
The town grew rich in the colonial period from plantation agriculture, and much of that past still shows in its layout. Churches, squares and the ruins of large townhouses mark the centre, and the historic core has been protected as a national heritage site since the mid-twentieth century. On a map, the older blocks appear as a tight cluster of streets, clearly set apart from the looser pattern of newer homes around them.
An Alcântara map poster captures a place where the coastline matters as much as the streets. Tidal channels, sandbanks and the curve of the bay frame the town on the page, and the lines of land and water turn into clean contrasts in black and white. Because the settlement is small, the surrounding shoreline gets plenty of room in the composition, which gives the finished print an open, quiet balance.
- Incolae
- 18,467
- Coordinatae
- 2.4041° S / 44.4167° W
- Altitudo
- 32 m
- Zona horaria
- Fortaleza
- Regio
- Alcântara, Brazil
São Marcos Bay
The broad bay separating Alcântara from São Luís takes up much of the map. The two places have long been linked by boat across its tidal waters.
Mangrove coastline
Winding creeks and inlets break up the shore around the town, making a branching pattern of water and land that looks striking as clean linework.
Tuam fac
Alcântara: partem tuam in forma pone
Adde diem, nomen vel versum tuum; muta stilum, magnitudinem vel directionem.
Specimen gratuitum resolutionis humilis est cum nota aquatica. Impressiones et fasciculi HD ad 300 DPI conficiuntur, usque ad 7,200 × 10,800 px, sine nota aquatica.
Cur Alcântara
Tabula quae aliquid significat
Alcântara often appeals to people who have made the crossing from São Luís, spent time among its colonial streets, or have family ties to the Maranhão coast. The map shows a small town with a large bay beside it, and it reads well framed on a wall.
You can change the title, subtitle and coordinates line to add a name, a date or a short note, and choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The poster comes as digital HD files for $9, or it can be printed on matte paper, with an optional wooden frame.
Eme tabulam AlcântaraQuid in fasciculis HD insit300 DPISine signo aquaticoPNG + PDF
| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Comparationis causa, specimen gratuitum 900 px latum est, signo aquatico notatum et ad spectandum in quadris lucidis destinatum. Fasciculi HD usque ad octiens maiorem resolutionem in utramque partem habent et tota tabulae magnitudine pure imprimuntur.
Alcântara Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Alcântara emere possum?
Elige formam in summa pagina, deinde selige Tabulam Typis Impressam — magnitudinem et, si vis, compagem — vel Fasciculos Digitales HD. Emptio uno gradu conficitur, et pagina emptionis tuae statim renovatur ubi primum solutio confecta est.
Qualis est tabula Alcântara typis impressa?
In charta opaca praestanti 200 gsm typis imprimitur, una ex sex magnitudinibus, a 30 × 40 cm usque ad 24 × 36″. Tabulae typis impressae incipiunt a $39, missione inclusa.
Possumne tabulam Alcântara compagine inclusam emere?
Ita. Elige compagem ex solido ligno, colore nigro, albo, quercu naturali vel ligno obscuro. Vitro infrangibili instructa venit et ad suspendendum parata est. Tabulae compagine inclusae incipiunt a $99, missione inclusa.
Quantum temporis missio sumit, et quanti constat?
Missio gratuita est in plus quam 60 terras. Quodque poster ab proximo ex sociis nostris typographicis in plus quam 30 terris imprimitur et plerumque intra 3–7 dies negotiales advenit. Statum et vestigium sub «Mea mandata» sequi potes. Quaedam terrae 2–5 hebdomades requirunt, et ubi nondum mittimus, situs te ante solutionem monet.
Quid si tabula mea laesa pervenit?
Mitte nobis imaginem intra 14 dies post missionem acceptam, et eam gratis iterum imprimemus vel pecuniam tibi reddemus.
Possumne nomina nostra vel diem tabulae Alcântara addere?
Ita. In instrumento huius paginae, titulum, subtitulum et lineam coordinatarum ad libitum muta, et formam ac magnitudinem elige. Emptiones typis impressae, compagine inclusae et digitales omnes exacte figuram tuam adhibent.
Quid cum fasciculis digitalibus HD accipio?
Pro $9 accipis fasciculos PNG 300 DPI et PDF ad imprimendum paratos in omnibus sex magnitudinibus, sine nota aquatica, ut ubique imprimere possis. Nondum certus es? Prius specimen gratuitum cum nota aquatica demitte.