Original town grid
The centre is laid out as a regular grid of long rectangular blocks, the planning model used for many small towns founded on the Highveld in the 1800s.
Minimalist map poster · South Africa
26.3140° S / 26.8222° E
A regular grid of farm-town blocks on the open Highveld of North West province, with straight roads heading out to the maize country.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Ventersdorp is an agricultural town in South Africa's North West province, west of Johannesburg, on the road towards Lichtenburg. It was founded in the second half of the nineteenth century and named after the Venter family, who owned the farm the town grew on. Around it lies the flat, open Highveld, used mostly for maize and cattle.
The map shows a textbook South African platteland layout. The old town is a neat rectangular grid of long blocks, and the main streets are wide enough to have once turned an ox wagon. Newer residential areas sit a little apart from the original grid. The long straight roads leaving town cross farmland with very few interruptions.
A Ventersdorp map poster brings out that geometry clearly. The strong rectangle of the centre contrasts with the scattered, looser pattern at the edges, and the regional roads run out to the frame. It is a restrained, orderly image that suits the plain landscape the town belongs to.
The centre is laid out as a regular grid of long rectangular blocks, the planning model used for many small towns founded on the Highveld in the 1800s.
Regional roads leave town as long, almost unbroken lines across flat farmland. They form bold strokes towards the edges of the poster.
Residential areas beyond the old centre follow a different street pattern, so the map shows clearly how the town has grown in distinct parts.
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 Ventersdorp
For families who farmed around Ventersdorp or went to school there, the grid of the old town is instantly familiar. A map poster keeps the place's plain geometry on the wall without any need for photographs.
Personalise it with a family name, a farm name or a year in the title and subtitle, and set the coordinates line. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. You can buy the $9 digital files or order a printed poster on matte paper, with or without a wooden frame.
Order the Ventersdorp 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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