Colonial grid
Evenly sized blocks spread out from Plaza Constitución in every direction. The pattern is so regular that the few diagonal roads and open spaces stand out sharply.
Minimalist map poster · Uruguay
32.3171° S / 58.0807° W
A riverside grid on the Uruguay River, its squares and blocks running down to the water and the bridge to Argentina

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Paysandú follows the regular Spanish colonial grid, with square blocks stretching inland from the east bank of the Uruguay River. Plaza Constitución anchors the centre, with the basilica facing it, and straight streets lead down towards the port and the riverfront. North of the city, the General Artigas International Bridge crosses to Colón in Argentina, a long line drawn across the water.
In Uruguay the city is remembered for the siege of 1864 and 1865, when its defenders held out for weeks before it fell. The episode earned it the name Heroica Paysandú. Today it is one of the larger cities of the interior, with an industrial past in beer, leather and sugar. Its beer week draws visitors every Easter.
A Paysandú map poster captures the tension between the disciplined grid and the soft, uneven edge of the river, with its islands, inlets and wooded banks. Streams running into the Uruguay break up the grid at the city's margins. The bridge adds one clear line reaching across to the Argentine shore, which gives the whole composition a sense of direction.
Evenly sized blocks spread out from Plaza Constitución in every direction. The pattern is so regular that the few diagonal roads and open spaces stand out sharply.
Opened in the 1970s, the international bridge links Paysandú with Colón. On the map it is a single confident stroke over the broad river.
The waterfront is irregular and green, with islands and channels offshore. It forms a soft western border that contrasts with the straight streets.
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 Paysandú
Paysandú is a city people often leave for Montevideo or Buenos Aires and still call home. The balance of grid and river makes a restful poster for a study or dining room, and it prints cleanly even at 18×24″.
Personalise the title with a family name or a date, adjust the subtitle, and keep or change the coordinates line. The five styles are Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Each is available as a $9 set of 300 DPI files or as a printed poster.
Order the Paysandú 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.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
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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