Vancouver City Map Poster

About this print

Vancouver map poster

Vancouver, Washington sits on the north bank of the Columbia River, directly across the water from Portland, Oregon. It is easy to confuse with its namesake in British Columbia, and people who live here tend to be quick to point out the difference. This poster belongs to the Washington city: a place with its own downtown, its own riverfront, and a history that reaches back to the fur-trade era, when Fort Vancouver served as a hub of the Pacific Northwest. Today that history is preserved at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a short distance from neighborhoods where daily life carries on along ordinary streets.

This print turns the city's street grid into decorative art in the Cartouche style. The result is a piece that reads first as a design and second as a place. For someone who grew up here, commutes over the river, or spent a few years in a rental near the waterfront, the shape of these streets can carry a lot of meaning. It suits a hallway, a home office, or the wall above a desk where a reminder of home is welcome.

It also makes a thoughtful gift for a new homeowner, a graduate heading off somewhere else, or a friend who has moved away and still talks about the Columbia. The poster is meant for display rather than for finding a route across town, so it works best where it can be looked at often. The available formats are listed on this page, and choosing among them is simply a matter of fitting the space it will live in.

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Map details

Location

Washington, United States

Collection

Cityscapes