Geba River estuary
The broad tidal estuary wraps around the city's southern and eastern edges, giving the poster a large open field of water against which the dense harbour streets stand out sharply.
Minimalist map poster · Guinea-Bissau
Bissau — Bissau Map Poster & Print
11.8636° N / 15.5977° W
A compact capital on a wide estuary, its streets running down toward a colonial port and spreading inland across low, flat ground.
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Bissau in every style
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Bissau, razor sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro
Bissau et ituro
The map
Bissau Map Poster & Print
Bissau sits on the north bank of the Geba River estuary, where the water widens toward the Atlantic and the tides reach far inland. On a map the city looks like a peninsula of streets. The old port and the small colonial core sit at the water's edge, and newer neighbourhoods spread north and west across flat land broken by mangrove creeks.
The historic quarter near the harbour, known as Bissau Velho, has short, tight blocks laid out under Portuguese rule. The Fortaleza de São José da Amura stands close by, a star-shaped outline that shows up clearly even at poster scale. From there a main avenue runs inland toward the newer districts, and the grid slowly loosens into irregular residential lanes.
Bissau became the colonial capital in 1941, replacing Bolama, and has been the capital of independent Guinea-Bissau since the 1970s. The Pidjiguiti docks are remembered for the 1959 strike and massacre, a key moment in the independence movement. A Bissau map poster shows a small capital shaped by its estuary, with the shoreline doing as much drawing as the streets.
- Population
- 439,704
- Coordinates
- 11.8636° N / 15.5977° W
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Time zone
- Bissau
- Region
- Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Amura fortress
The angular, bastioned outline of the old Portuguese fortress near the waterfront is one of the few geometric shapes in the city and catches the eye straight away.
Mangrove edges
Creeks and mangrove-lined inlets cut into the city's edges, so the coastline looks frayed and organic rather than smooth, and the built-up area breaks apart at the margins.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Bissau
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Bissau
A map that means something
For people from Guinea-Bissau, and for anyone who has worked or travelled there, this map holds the harbour, the old quarter and the road inland in one quiet frame. It suits a home office or hallway, a steady reminder of a city many visitors only ever see briefly.
You can add your own title, a subtitle such as a year or a family name, and the coordinates line, then choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Blueprint and Sand work especially well with the large expanse of estuary water.
Oder poster BissauWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| 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.
Bissau Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Bissau?
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Poster Bissau eprint ekamowa?
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Bissau eframe?
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Ewa delivery eañ, im cost ewa?
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Poster bwira damage iaan arrival?
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Ijo kabun aema keda ke date iaan poster Bissau?
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.