City poster

Washington map poster

L'Enfant's radiating avenues over a numbered grid.

Washington is a drawn capital: a numbered grid, grand diagonals aimed at the Mall, and the Potomac holding the south-west edge.

Shown here in the Blueprint theme. Blueprint is the plan as it was intended. 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

  • ·The Mall the long lawn to the Monument
  • ·Georgetown the older grid on the river
  • ·Capitol Hill the radiating avenues
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 Washington?

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

What sizes does the Washington 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.