Branching street pattern
Instead of a grid, the streets fork and curve between compounds. The result is an irregular network that is dense near the centre and opens up towards the edges.
Minimalist map poster · Benin
6.5587° N / 2.5906° E
A loose web of lanes in southern Benin, branching from a few main roads into farmland just north of Porto-Novo.





One city, five moods
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
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
Missérété lies in the Ouémé department of southern Benin, a short distance north of Porto-Novo and the coastal lagoons. From above, the town has no planned grid. Its streets branch out from a few main roads into irregular blocks and compound lanes, and the edges fade gradually into fields and scattered houses instead of stopping at a clear boundary.
This pattern is typical of the settlements in this part of Benin, where towns grew around markets, family compounds and the routes between villages. On a map it reads as a denser core that thins into small clusters, with short tracks linking houses to the road. The wetlands of the lower Ouémé valley lie to the west and shape how the wider region is drawn.
A Missérété map poster keeps that organic structure intact. In black and white, the branching lanes look almost like the veins of a leaf, and the lack of a strict grid gives the print a softer, hand-drawn quality. It suits a room where someone wants a quiet reminder of a specific place in southern Benin rather than a famous skyline.
Instead of a grid, the streets fork and curve between compounds. The result is an irregular network that is dense near the centre and opens up towards the edges.
The town lies just north of Benin's official capital. A wider frame shows how local roads connect it to the city and to the lagoon coast further south.
Around the built-up area the map opens into fields and scattered settlements, so the white space of the poster frames the town the way the countryside does.
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 Missérété
People who grew up in Missérété, or whose families come from the Ouémé area, often want a place like this on the wall because it almost never appears on souvenirs. A map poster records the actual streets of home, and it doesn't need a landmark to explain it.
You can set the title, add a subtitle such as a family name or a year, and keep or edit the coordinates line. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, then download the HD files for $9 or order a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.
Oder poster Missérété| 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.