Water tanks
Tanks and ponds, echoed in the place name itself, form open rounded shapes on the map and anchor the streets around them.
Minimalist map poster · India
9.9611° N / 78.1372° E
A residential area on the Madurai plain, where dense neighbourhood streets meet water tanks and open ground.





One city, five moods
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The map
Nāyanakulam is a locality in the Madurai area of southern Tamil Nadu, on the plain surrounding one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in India. The name ends in kulam, the Tamil word for a tank or pond, a reminder of how closely settlement here has always been tied to storing water in a dry climate.
On a map the area shows the typical pattern of Madurai's growing edges: clusters of tightly packed streets, newer plotted layouts with regular lanes, and open land between them. Tanks appear as smooth blank shapes bounded by embankments, and they give the composition an organic counterweight to the fine lines of the residential streets.
A Nāyanakulam map poster is a personal print, likely to mean most to people who live here or grew up nearby. It captures a part of the Madurai region that rarely features in guidebooks yet has its own clear pattern, and the relatively uncluttered layout allows minimalist styles to show each street distinctly.
Tanks and ponds, echoed in the place name itself, form open rounded shapes on the map and anchor the streets around them.
Closely spaced streets create areas of dense, fine texture, typical of residential growth on the edges of Madurai.
Newer residential plots are laid out in straighter, more regular lines, showing how the city's outskirts continue to extend across the plain.
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 Nāyanakulam
A map of Nāyanakulam can mark a family house, a first home bought on the edge of Madurai or a place left behind for work in Chennai or abroad. The title, subtitle and coordinates can be edited with names, dates or a short dedication of your own.
Paper and Sand give the plain a warm, sunlit feel, while Classic black & white, Noir and Blueprint make the tanks and streets stand out sharply. A free 900 px preview is available before you buy the $9 HD files or order a printed matte poster.
Order the Nāyanakulam 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.
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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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