Canal junction
Several shipping canals meet near the town and cross at a single point. On the poster, the intersection reads as a bold, almost diagrammatic crossing of straight water channels.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Germany
51.6560° N / 7.3453° E
A compact Ruhr town where several broad canals meet in a web of straight blue lines, with the Lippe winding along its north.





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From above, Datteln is defined by water more than streets. Several shipping canals converge at the edge of town and cross, branch and run away in long straight lines. Their even ruler-drawn curves contrast sharply with the loose loops of the Lippe river to the north. The town centre sits compactly between them, a small grid of streets pushed up against the waterways.
The canal junction at Datteln is often described as one of the largest in the world. It is the kind of detail that only really makes sense on a map, where you can trace each channel toward other parts of the Ruhr and beyond. Mining and heavy industry shaped the town for generations, and traces of that past remain in its rail lines, harbour basins and open industrial ground.
A Datteln map poster reduces all of this to fine black lines on white. The canals become confident strokes that divide the sheet, the Lippe adds a softer counterpoint, and the residential streets fill the spaces between with a quiet texture. It is a clear portrait of a place built where the waterways meet.
Several shipping canals meet near the town and cross at a single point. On the poster, the intersection reads as a bold, almost diagrammatic crossing of straight water channels.
North of the centre, the Lippe follows a looser, meandering course. Its curves sit right beside the engineered canals and give the composition a natural line.
Along the canals, rectangular basins and quays show where barges once loaded coal and goods, and they form sharp geometric shapes along the water.
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Datteln is a place people know through work, family and the canals themselves. Hanging its map keeps the waterways, the familiar streets and the flat Ruhr landscape in view, whether you grew up there, walked the towpaths or simply like how clearly engineering shows up on paper.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, adding a family name, a year or a meaningful date. Choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Blueprint suits the technical character of the canals especially well.
Eme tabulam Datteln| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
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| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 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 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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