City poster

New York map poster

The 1811 grid, Broadway slicing through it, and the rivers on either side.

Manhattan is the most legible city on Earth: a numbered grid running north, one old road cutting diagonally across it, and Central Park punched out of the middle like a missing tile.

Shown here in the Midnight Blue theme. Midnight Blue's gold-on-navy makes the grid feel like an engraved atlas plate. This preview is a live map: in the studio you can drag it to frame the exact area you want, switch between 30 hand-tuned themes, set your own caption, and download it at print resolution.

What to frame

  • ·Lower Manhattan the pre-grid tangle below Houston
  • ·Central Park 843 acres of nothing, framed by everything
  • ·Brooklyn Heights the promenade and the bridges
12 × 16″ · 30 × 40 cm
3,600 × 4,800 px @ 300 dpi
18 × 24″ · 45 × 60 cm
5,400 × 7,200 px @ 300 dpi
24 × 36″ · 60 × 90 cm
7,200 × 10,800 px @ 300 dpi
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Questions

Can I download a specific area of New York?

Yes. The preview is a live map. In the studio you can drag and zoom to frame exactly what you want: just Lower Manhattan, the streets around Central Park, or the whole city. The caption and coordinates update to match.

What sizes does the New York map poster come in?

Three aspect ratios: 12 × 16″, 18 × 24″ and 24 × 36″, each downloadable at 150 or 300 dpi. At 300 dpi the largest file is 7,200 × 10,800 px.

What file do I get?

A PNG (lossless) or JPEG rendered in your browser, with the OpenStreetMap credit set small in the caption band. Print it with any lab or at home.

Is it free?

Yes. Mapster lets you design any poster and download it at print resolution with no account, no watermark and no fee.