Frontier-era grid
Straight, broad streets meet at right angles in a compact rectangle, a layout shared by many Free State towns founded as farming and church centres.
Minimalist map poster · South Africa
30.3023° S / 27.0840° E
A small Free State grid town set against the flank of a sandstone mountain near the Lesotho border

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Zastron is a farming town in the southeastern Free State, close to the border with Lesotho. Its streets follow the tidy grid typical of the region's nineteenth-century towns: wide roads, long blocks and a church at the centre. What sets it apart is the setting. The town lies at the foot of the Aasvoëlberg, and the grid stops where the ground begins to rise toward the sandstone cliffs.
The mountain is known for a natural hole through the rock, called the Eye of Zastron, which can be seen from the surrounding area. Around the town, the land opens into sheep and cattle country, with roads heading out across wide plains toward neighbouring towns and the Lesotho border posts. Everything beyond the grid is open space, and the map reflects that.
On a Zastron map poster, the regular blocks of the town sit in a large expanse of empty ground, with a few roads reaching out across it. The effect is spare, almost diagrammatic, and it conveys the sense of distance that characterises this part of South Africa. It is a small subject, but a clear and handsome one.
Straight, broad streets meet at right angles in a compact rectangle, a layout shared by many Free State towns founded as farming and church centres.
The street pattern ends abruptly where the Aasvoëlberg begins to climb, so one side of the town has a sharp, natural boundary rather than fading out.
Beyond the last blocks, only a few roads and farm tracks cross the plain, leaving generous empty space that gives the whole poster a quiet, balanced look.
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 Zastron
For families with roots in the southeastern Free State, or for anyone who has driven through on the way to Lesotho, Zastron is a meaningful map. Its simple grid and wide surroundings look good on a wall and give it a calm presence without clutter.
Add your own title, subtitle and coordinates line, perhaps a farm name, a family surname or the year someone left. There are five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand. Sand in particular suits the dry, open landscape.
Order the Zastron 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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