Two-river confluence
The Fox River comes in from the north and joins the Illinois, giving the map a strong central junction that divides the town into distinct sections joined by bridges.
Minimalist map poster · United States
Ottawa — Ottawa Map Poster & Print
41.3456° N / 88.8426° W
A river town at the meeting of the Fox and Illinois rivers, crossed by an old canal and a tidy prairie grid
- 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
Ottawa 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 Ottawa, 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
Ottawa et ituro
The map
Ottawa Map Poster & Print
Ottawa sits in LaSalle County where the Fox River flows into the Illinois River. On a map, the two rivers form a clear Y, and the town lies in and around it: a regular grid of streets on the flat land, bridges linking the banks, and bluffs and wooded slopes along the water.
Water shaped the town. The Illinois and Michigan Canal, finished in 1848 to connect Lake Michigan with the Mississippi river system, runs through Ottawa, and the town grew as a stop on it. Ottawa is also where Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held the first of their seven debates in 1858, in what is now Washington Square.
An Ottawa map poster shows that combination of prairie order and river geography. The grid meets the curves of two rivers and the straight line of the canal, and the blocks change direction where the water pushes them. It's a small city, but its plan says a lot about how the Midwest was settled.
- Population
- 18,342
- Coordinates
- 41.3456° N / 88.8426° W
- Elevation
- 147 m
- Time zone
- Chicago
- Region
- Ottawa, Illinois
I&M Canal line
The historic Illinois and Michigan Canal passes through town as a thin straight channel, a nineteenth-century engineering line that still stands out against the natural curves of the rivers.
Washington Square
A single open block in the downtown grid marks the square where the first Lincoln–Douglas debate took place in 1858. It's a small shape with a large place in American history.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Ottawa
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 Ottawa
A map that means something
Ottawa suits people with roots in the Illinois Valley, history readers who know the Lincoln–Douglas debates, and anyone who likes maps where water sets the layout. The rivers and canal give the poster a strong structure without needing any decoration.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example with a family name or a special date, and choose one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Buy a digital file for $9 or order a printed matte poster.
Oder poster OttawaWhat'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.
Ottawa Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Ottawa?
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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa?
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.