Straight-line streets
On land this flat, roads run long and direct, forming a regular grid of rectangular blocks that gives the map a calm, ordered structure.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Kazakhstan
Balykshi — Balykshi Map Poster & Print
47.0667° N / 51.8667° E
A low-lying settlement on the edge of Atyrau, set in flat Caspian lowland near the channels of the Ural River.
- 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
Balykshi omnibus stilis
Tange formam ut eam in pariete videas. Omnis forma eodem pretio constat — typis impressa, compagine inclusa, vel ut fasciculi HD.
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Balykshi: omnis via acutissime expressa
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In pariete
Balykshi domi
Tabula
Balykshi Map Poster & Print
Balykshi sits just outside the city of Atyrau in western Kazakhstan, in the flat lowland that surrounds the northern shore of the Caspian Sea. The land here is almost perfectly level, and this shows clearly on a map: streets extend in long, straight lines, blocks are laid out in regular rectangles, and little interrupts the pattern except water and infrastructure.
The name comes from the Kazakh word for fisherman, a reminder of the settlement's links to the fishing traditions of the Ural delta and the Caspian. Channels and wetlands near the river add softer, irregular lines to the otherwise orderly layout. A Balykshi map poster captures that meeting of straight streets and meandering water in a single frame.
Today Balykshi functions closely with Atyrau, a centre of Kazakhstan's oil and gas industry, and the two built-up areas sometimes seem to merge on the map. The wide horizon of the steppe and the low, open ground toward the sea give the surroundings a spare character, which translates well into a minimal black-and-white print.
- Incolae
- 19,260
- Coordinatae
- 47.0667° N / 51.8667° E
- Altitudo
- -24 m
- Zona horaria
- Atyrau
- Regio
- Balykshi, Kazakhstan
Ural delta waters
Channels and marshy ground associated with the Ural River and its approach to the Caspian introduce irregular curves along the edges of the settled area.
Edge of Atyrau
Balykshi sits right beside Atyrau, so a wider framing shows how the two built-up areas approach each other across the open lowland.
Tuam fac
Balykshi: 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 Balykshi
Tabula quae aliquid significat
For people from Balykshi or Atyrau, especially those who have moved to other parts of Kazakhstan or abroad, this is a way to keep the shape of home in view. The contrast between the orderly streets and the wide, empty land around them is quietly striking.
Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, and add your own title, subtitle and coordinates line. Printed posters on matte paper, with or without a wooden frame, are produced by print partners in more than 30 countries, or you can download the HD files for $9.
Eme tabulam BalykshiQuid 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.
Balykshi Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Balykshi 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 Balykshi 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 Balykshi 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 Balykshi 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.