Posta faʻafanua faigofie · Benin

Ganvié — Ganvié Map Poster & Print

6.4644° N / 2.3929° E

A village of stilt houses on Lake Nokoué, where the streets are waterways and the map is mostly lake

Ganvié map poster — ClassicGanvié map poster — NoirGanvié map poster — PaperGanvié map poster — BlueprintGanvié map poster — Sand
$9totogi faʻatasi · uma lapoʻa e 6 · laʻu mai loa
Fa'apitoa upu ma le fonti
  • O le mea e te vaʻai i ai, o le mea lava lena e te maua
  • E oʻo atu i le 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
  • PNG + PDF ua saunia mo le lolomi
  • Leai se faʻailoga vai

Tasi le aai, lagona e lima

Ganvié i sitaili uma

Tapi se sitaili e vaai ai i luga o le puipui. E tutusa uma le tau o sitaili — pe lolomiina, faapipiiina, pe avea ma faila HD.

Ganvié map poster — 300 DPIPika Moni · Faila Lolomi 24 × 36″

Manino mo le lolomi

Auala uma i Ganvié, manino tele

O se vaega atoa (100%) lenei mai le faila lolomi moni. O posita uma — pe lolomiina, faapipiiina pe download mai — e faia i luga o a matou server i le 300 DPI, e oo atu i le 7,200 × 10,800 pika, ina ia manino pea auala laiti i luga o se lolomiga 24 × 36″.

I luga o le puipui

Ganvié i le fale

Ganvié map poster in a white frame, family living interiorGanvié map poster in a black frame, creative desk interiorGanvié map poster in an oak frame, bedroom morning interior

Le faʻafanua

Ganvié Map Poster & Print

Ganvié stands in the waters of Lake Nokoué, north of Cotonou in southern Benin, and is one of the best-known lake villages in Africa. Its houses are built on wooden stilts above the water, and people move between them by canoe. It is often called the Venice of Africa. On a map the usual relationship between streets and blocks is reversed, because the water is the space for moving around.

The village was founded by the Tofinu people, who, according to the accepted account, settled on the lake to escape slave raiders who were forbidden from entering the water. Today the settlement spreads across the shallow lake as clusters of buildings with channels between them, and the lake's wide surface surrounds it on every side.

A Ganvié map poster is a quiet, unusual image. A large, calm area of lake fills the frame, with the village appearing as a scattered pattern of structures and waterways and the shoreline visible at the edges. It shows a community that built a whole way of life on the water and has kept it for centuries.

Faitau aofaʻi
20,000
Tulaga faʻafanua
6.4644° N / 2.3929° E
Maualuga
2 m
Itula
Porto-Novo
Itūmālō
Ganvié, Benin
01

Lake Nokoué

The broad, shallow lake fills most of the map. It surrounds the village and connects it to the shore and to Cotonou to the south.

02

Stilt-house clusters

Homes, markets and other buildings stand on stilts in groups across the water. They form an unusual pattern with no conventional streets.

03

Water channels

Canoe routes run between the building clusters and act as the village's streets. They give the drawing a loose, flowing structure.

Fai mo oe

Faʻavaa lau vaega o Ganvié

Faʻaopoopo se aso, se igoa po o sau lava upu, sui le sitaili, lapoʻa po o le itu.

O le preview e leai se totogi e maualalo le resolution ma iai se watermark. O lolomi ma faila HD e faia i le 300 DPI, e oo atu i le 7,200 × 10,800 px, e aunoa ma se watermark.

Aisea Ganvié

O se faʻafanua e iai lona uiga

Ganvié is unlike almost any other place on earth, and a map shows that at a glance. It suits travellers who have crossed the lake by boat, people from Benin, and anyone drawn to places built on water.

Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, perhaps with the date of your visit. Choose Classic, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download the files in six print sizes for $9, or order a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.

Faatau le posita Ganvié
O le a le mea o i le faila HD300 DPILeai se faʻailoga vaiPNG + PDF
Lapoʻa lolomiManinoFaila
30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″3,543 × 4,724 pxPNG · PDF
29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″3,508 × 4,961 pxPNG · PDF
42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″4,961 × 7,016 pxPNG · PDF
45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″5,400 × 7,200 pxPNG · PDF
50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″5,906 × 8,268 pxPNG · PDF
61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″7,200 × 10,800 pxPNG · PDF

Ae faʻatusatusa, o le faʻataʻitaʻiga e leai se totogi e 900 px le lautele, e iai le faʻailoga vai ma e mo mata. O faila HD e oʻo atu i le 8× le manino i itu taʻitasi ma e lolomi manino i le lapoʻa atoa o le posta.

Ganvié Map Poster & Print — FAQ

E faapefea ona ou faatauina le posita Ganvié?

Filifili se sitaili i le pito i luga o le itulau, ona filifili lea o le Posita Lolomi — se lapopoa ma, afai e te fiafia, se faavaa — po o Faila HD Numera. E na o le tasi laasaga o le Checkout, ma o le a fesuia'i lou itulau o oka i le taimi lava e mae'a ai le totogi.

E faapefea foliga o le posita lolomi Ganvié?

E lolomiina i luga o pepa matte maualuga le tulaga e 200 gsm, i se tasi o lapopoa e ono, mai le 30 × 40 cm i le 24 × 36″. E amata le tau o posita lolomi mai le $39, aofia ai le auina atu.

E mafai ona ou faatauina le posita Ganvié faatasi ma se faavaa?

Ioe. Filifili se faavaa laau malosi i le lanu uliuli, sina, oak masani, po o le laau pogisa. E aofia ai se tioata e le gau ma ua saunia e tautau i luga. E amata le tau o posita faavaa mai le $99, aofia ai le auina atu.

E fia le umi o le taimi e la'u atu ai, ma le a le tau?

E leai se totogi o le auina atu i atunuu e 60+. O pepa ata taʻitasi e lolomiina e le tasi o matou paaga lolomi e latalata mai i atunuu e 30+, ma e masani ona taunuu i le 3–7 aso faigaluega. E mafai ona e mulimulitaia le tulaga ma le sailiga i lalo o My Orders. O nisi atunuu e 2–5 vaiaso, ma i nofoaga e lei matou auina atu iai, e taʻu atu e le saite ia te oe a o lei totogi.

E a pe a taunuu mai lo'u posita ua faaleagaina?

Auina mai se ata i totonu o le 14 aso talu ona taunuu, ma o le a matou toe lolomiina e leai se totogi po o le toe faafoi atu lau tupe.

E mafai ona ou faaopoopo o matou igoa po o se aso i luga o le posita Ganvié?

Ioe. I totonu o le editor i lenei itulau, suia le ulutala, le ulutala laititi ma le laina o coordinates i soo se mea e te fiafia i ai, ma filifili se sitaili ma le lapopoa. O oka lolomi, faavaa ma numera e faaaoga uma lava lau mamanu.

O le a mea ou te maua i faila HD numera?

Mo le $9 e te maua ai faila PNG 300 DPI ma PDF ua saunia mo le lolomi i lapopoa uma e ono, e aunoa ma se watermark, e mafai ona lolomi i soo se mea. Le mautinoa lava? Download muamua se preview e leai se totogi ma le watermark.