Section-line grid
Long straight roads laid out on the old farm survey grid split the land into large squares, and the city's newer neighbourhoods have been built inside them.
Minimalist map poster · United States
33.0581° N / 112.0476° W
Curving subdivisions, straight section-line roads and open farmland meet around a single highway and rail line in the Sonoran Desert

One city, five moods
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The map
Maricopa sits in Pinal County, south of the Phoenix metropolitan area, on flat desert ground that was farmed long before the houses arrived. From above, the old agricultural grid is still easy to read: section-line roads run at right angles for miles. Inside that grid, newer neighbourhoods fill the squares with looping streets, cul-de-sacs and small retention ponds.
The town began as a railway stop and stayed small for most of the twentieth century. It incorporated as a city only in 2003 and then grew quickly, mostly as new master-planned communities. State Route 347 is the main road link north toward the Phoenix area, and the Union Pacific line still crosses the city. Amtrak trains stop at the local station.
A Maricopa map poster shows a place still taking shape. The dense curls of residential streets stand against the plain rectangles of fields and the empty desert beyond them. In black and white the contrast between planned and open land is the whole picture: tight, intricate pattern in the middle and wide calm space around the edges.
Long straight roads laid out on the old farm survey grid split the land into large squares, and the city's newer neighbourhoods have been built inside them.
Master-planned communities fill the grid with curving streets, cul-de-sacs and small lakes, which gives the map its dense ornamental texture.
State Route 347 and the Union Pacific railway cut across the pattern. They are reminders that the city began as a stop on the line.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Maricopa
People who moved to Maricopa for a new house often remember the exact street where the move began. A poster of those curving roads and the grid around them is a quiet record of that start, and it suits a hallway or a home office well.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line to mark a move-in date or a family name. There are five styles to choose from: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Sand in particular echoes the desert setting.
Order the Maricopa 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.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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