The town grid
Morton's older streets follow a straightforward rectangular grid, with a small downtown near the centre. On the poster it forms a steady, even texture that anchors the composition.
Tabula geographica minimalis · United States
Morton — Morton Map Poster & Print
40.6128° N / 89.4593° W
A tidy Illinois grid of quiet residential blocks, rail lines and interstate ramps set against open farmland east of Peoria
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Morton omnibus stilis
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Morton domi
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Morton Map Poster & Print
Morton sits in Tazewell County, a short drive east of Peoria across the Illinois River valley. From above it reads as a classic Midwestern town: a regular grid of streets, a compact commercial core, and residential blocks that thin out into square fields at every edge. Interstate 74 cuts along one side, and its interchanges give the town a clear sense of where the grid ends.
The town is known for its pumpkins. A large canning plant here processes a great share of the canned pumpkin sold in the United States, and Morton has long called itself the Pumpkin Capital of the World, with an annual autumn festival to match. On a map the industry is quiet, a set of long buildings and lots near the rail line.
A Morton map poster works because the geometry is so legible. Straight roads meet at right angles, cul-de-sacs curl off newer subdivisions, and parks appear as neat rectangles inside the pattern. In black and white, the contrast between the dense town grid and the sparse section-line roads of the surrounding farmland becomes the whole story of the place.
- Incolae
- 16,306
- Coordinatae
- 40.6128° N / 89.4593° W
- Altitudo
- 218 m
- Zona horaria
- Chicago
- Regio
- Morton, Illinois
Interstate edge
Interstate 74 runs along the town, and its looping interchanges stand out as the most curved lines on the map, a clean contrast to the surrounding right angles.
Section-line fields
Beyond the last subdivisions, county roads follow the survey grid across flat farmland. The sparse lines at the poster's margins show how abruptly town gives way to fields.
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Morton: partem tuam in forma pone
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Cur Morton
Tabula quae aliquid significat
People hang a Morton map because it is home in the most literal sense: the street they grew up on, the school route, the festival weekend each autumn. The plain grid is easy to read at a glance, which makes it a good fit for a kitchen, hallway or office wall.
You can set your own title and subtitle, add a date or the coordinates line, and choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The file comes as a 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF, or as a printed matte poster.
Eme tabulam MortonQuid 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 |
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Morton Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Morton 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 Morton 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 Morton 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 Morton 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.