Mays Island
A narrow island in the Cedar River holding civic buildings, linked to both banks by bridges. On the poster it appears as a small block of streets floating in the middle of the water.
Minimalist map poster · United States
42.0083° N / 91.6441° W
A river city split diagonally by the Cedar, with an island at its centre and four quadrants of numbered streets.





One city, five moods
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Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-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″.
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The map
From above, Cedar Rapids is organised around the Cedar River, which cuts through the city from northwest to southeast. Streets and avenues are numbered and labelled by quadrant (NE, NW, SE and SW), so the map reads as four grids meeting at the water. Downtown sits on the east bank, and a series of bridges connects it to the west side and to Mays Island in the middle of the channel.
Mays Island is the detail most people remember. Civic buildings stand on it, which makes Cedar Rapids one of very few American cities with its seat of government on a river island. A short walk upstream, the large Quaker Oats plant reflects the city's long connection to grain processing, and on some days the smell of toasted oats drifts across downtown.
A Cedar Rapids map poster shows the whole arrangement at once: the river, the island, Interstate 380 curving through the centre and residential blocks spreading toward the farmland of eastern Iowa. The painter Grant Wood lived and worked here, and his ordered, clean-lined view of the Midwest suits the calm geometry of a black-and-white street map.
A narrow island in the Cedar River holding civic buildings, linked to both banks by bridges. On the poster it appears as a small block of streets floating in the middle of the water.
Numbered streets and avenues divide into NE, NW, SE and SW sections. The result is four slightly offset grids that meet along the river and give the map its structure.
The interstate runs north to south through the city and crosses the river close to downtown. Its long, smooth curves stand out against the square blocks on either side.
Make it yours
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 Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids maps tend to go to people with a long attachment to the city: those who grew up in its quadrants, worked in its plants and offices, or helped rebuild after the 2008 flood. The river and the island make the layout recognisable even without labels.
The title, subtitle and coordinates line can all be personalised, for example with a family name or a date that matters, and the map comes in five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Choose the $9 digital HD files or a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.
Oder poster Cedar Rapids| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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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.
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.
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Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
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.
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.