The Amazon narrows
The river tightens noticeably in front of the town. This single channel of water dominates the map and explains why Óbidos was built exactly here.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Brazil
Óbidos — Óbidos Map Poster & Print
1.9175° S / 55.5181° W
A riverside town on the Amazon's narrowest point, where the whole river squeezes past a single bank
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Una urbs, quinque animi
Óbidos omnibus stilis
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In pariete
Óbidos domi
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Óbidos Map Poster & Print
Óbidos stands on the north bank of the Amazon in western Pará. It overlooks the stretch known as the Garganta do Amazonas, the narrowest and one of the deepest points on the lower river. On the map, the town is a small grid of streets on high ground above the water, with the enormous river filling much of the frame.
That narrow passage gave the town its strategic role. In the colonial period, the Portuguese built a fort here to control traffic on the river. Óbidos grew as a river port and kept its older street pattern near the waterfront. Today, boats and ferries still connect it to Santarém and other towns along the Amazon.
An Óbidos map poster is unusual because the town is not the dominant shape. The broad band of the river, the islands and backwaters, and the forest edge create most of the composition. The compact town grid sits at the water's edge as a small, precise counterpoint to them.
- Incolae
- 52,306
- Coordinatae
- 1.9175° S / 55.5181° W
- Altitudo
- 27 m
- Zona horaria
- Santarem
- Regio
- Óbidos, Brazil
Hilltop grid
The town's streets form a small regular grid on raised ground above the bank. That position kept the town clear of the river's seasonal rise.
Channels and islands
Upstream and downstream, side channels and low islands break the river into softer shapes. They contrast with the straight lines of the town's streets.
Tuam fac
Óbidos: partem tuam in forma pone
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Cur Óbidos
Tabula quae aliquid significat
This map suits anyone who has travelled the Amazon by boat or has family in the Baixo Amazonas. The river is the real subject, and the town is where it becomes personal.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example with the date of a journey. Pick one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download a free 900 px watermarked preview first, then get the HD files or a printed poster.
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| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Óbidos Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Óbidos 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 Óbidos 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 Óbidos 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 ubique terrarum gratuita est. Quodque propositum a socio typographico nostro proximo, in plus quam 30 terris, imprimitur et plerumque intra 3–7 dies negotiales advenit. Condicionem et vestigium in sectione «Mea mandata» sequi potes. In paucis terris 2–5 hebdomades requiruntur, 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 Óbidos 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.