Organic lane pattern
Instead of a planned grid, the lanes follow the logic of compounds and footpaths. The result is an irregular web that looks hand-drawn when printed in fine black lines.
Minimalist map poster · Benin
6.5111° N / 1.8283° E
A small southern Benin town where red-earth roads fan out through farmland and palm groves in the Mono department.

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
Sé sits in the Mono department of southwestern Benin, a region named after the river that forms much of the border with Togo. From above, the town looks like a loose cluster of compounds and lanes rather than a formal grid. A few firmer roads link it to neighbouring communities, and a wide patchwork of fields presses in from every side.
The map is modest in scale, and that is its appeal. Main routes stand out as confident lines, while the smaller tracks between houses break into a fine, irregular mesh. Cultivated plots and scattered trees fill the gaps, so the edges of the settlement never look sharp. They soften gradually into the surrounding countryside of the coastal plain.
A Sé map poster suits someone with roots in the Mono region or a memory of time spent there. In black and white, the pattern of lanes becomes something close to a textile: dense at the centre and thinning towards the edges. It is a quiet record of how a southern Beninese town has grown around its roads.
Instead of a planned grid, the lanes follow the logic of compounds and footpaths. The result is an irregular web that looks hand-drawn when printed in fine black lines.
A few firmer roads cut through the town and head off to neighbouring settlements, giving the composition clear directional lines against the finer mesh of local paths.
The town fades into fields and scattered trees rather than stopping at a clear boundary, so the poster reads as a settlement embedded in its landscape.
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 Sé
People hang this map to keep a specific place close: a family home, a year of work or study, or a town that rarely appears on printed maps. Its uneven lanes feel personal in a way a grand city grid often does not.
You can set your own title and subtitle, add a date that matters and adjust the coordinates line. Choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, then download the HD files or order a printed poster.
Order the Sé 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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