Planned street blocks
Regularly sized plots and parallel streets give the township a clear, repeating pattern that reads strongly in black and white.
Minimalist map poster · South Africa
26.2155° S / 29.2916° E
A Highveld township of regular residential blocks set among open grassland, roads and the infrastructure of the coal belt

One city, five moods
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The map
Thubelihle is a township in Mpumalanga, on the high, open plateau of the South African Highveld. On a map it appears as a tightly planned residential area, with blocks of similar size arranged along straight and gently curving streets, and a small number of main roads connecting it to the wider region.
The surrounding landscape is broad and largely flat, and the drawing shows how the township sits within it: a clear built-up shape with defined edges, then open land, farm roads and the long lines of regional routes. This part of Mpumalanga is closely tied to coal mining and power generation, and larger industrial sites form part of the wider picture.
A Thubelihle map poster reduces this to its structure, the rhythm of the plots and streets and the space around them. It is a plain, honest portrait of a community, one that people who grew up here will recognise street by street.
Regularly sized plots and parallel streets give the township a clear, repeating pattern that reads strongly in black and white.
Wide, empty grassland around the settlement leaves the built area standing out as a distinct island on the plateau.
A few long, straight routes lead away across the plateau, linking the township to nearby towns and the industrial landscape of the region.
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 Thubelihle
Maps of places like Thubelihle rarely hang on walls, which is exactly why this one can mean so much. It records the streets of a childhood home or a family's history in a form that is simple, clear and personal.
Write your own title and subtitle, perhaps a surname or a year, and choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download all six sizes for $9 or order a matte print with an optional wooden frame.
Order the Thubelihle 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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