Uruguayan grid
Regular rectangular blocks cover most of the city, forming a steady, even pattern that fills the frame with fine parallel lines.
Minimalist map poster · Uruguay
34.7302° S / 56.2191° W
A dense Canelones city on Montevideo's northern edge, with grids cut by rail lines and main roads heading toward the capital

One city, five moods
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The map
Las Piedras lies in the department of Canelones, just north of Montevideo, and forms part of the capital's wider metropolitan area. On a map it reads as a compact, continuous grid of blocks. Its streets are laid out in the rectangular pattern common across Uruguay, broken by a railway line and several main roads that link it to the capital and to the towns further north.
The city holds an important place in Uruguayan history. In 1811 the Battle of Las Piedras, led by José Gervasio Artigas, was one of the first major victories of the independence struggle in the Río de la Plata. The site is remembered locally, and the date still carries weight in the country's national story.
A Las Piedras map poster shows a place where the dense suburban grid of greater Montevideo begins to meet open countryside. In black and white the regular blocks create an even texture. The rail line and arterial roads draw longer diagonals across it, which gives the composition a clear direction toward the capital.
Regular rectangular blocks cover most of the city, forming a steady, even pattern that fills the frame with fine parallel lines.
A railway and the main roads to Montevideo cut across the grid at angles, adding strong lines that break up the repeating blocks.
The city is known for the Battle of Las Piedras, an early victory for Artigas, which gives the place a lasting place in national memory.
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Why Las Piedras
Many people pass through Las Piedras daily or grew up in its neighbourhoods, and a map of the city is a grounded reminder of home on the edge of Montevideo. Its orderly grid makes an understated print for a hallway or study.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for instance with a street name, family name or year. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand to fit the print to your interior.
Order the Las Piedras poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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