Basel Map Poster
Basel is where the Rhine changes its mind: the river arrives flowing west, then swings hard to the north — the famous knee — and leaves for the North Sea. Grossbasel holds the left bank, its lanes climbing to the Münster terrace above the water; Kleinbasel faces it across the Mittlere Brücke. Follow the river off the top of the sheet and you run straight into France and Germany.
Exact sheet preview — rendered by the same pipeline that produces your print file.
Crop to the knee itself and the poster nearly designs itself: the Rhine as one broad, confident stroke, the Mittlere Brücke stitching the two half-cities together. Street suits Basel exceptionally — the river needs no shading to dominate, and the lanes of Grossbasel fan out from the bridgehead. Take Relief for a wider frame that lets the Bruderholz plateau and the Tüllinger hill enclose the flat river plain. A small rotation putting the Rhine level turns the bend into a rising curve at the sheet's centre. Add the title — many choose the family name or 'Dreiländereck' — and pick A3 or the 50 × 50 cm square.
- Made to order in Austria
- Print-ready files generated for every order
- Free shipping over €120
- A4
- €24
- A3
- €39
- A2
- €59
- 30 × 30 cm
- €29
- 50 × 50 cm
- €49
- Production
- ~3 days
Questions about this poster
Which formats does the Basel poster come in?
A4 (€24), A3 (€39), A2 (€59) in portrait, plus 30 × 30 cm (€29) and 50 × 50 cm (€49) square — printed on matte paper with a title line, coordinates and a scale bar.
Can I choose the map crop myself?
Yes — you frame the crop freely in the configurator, rotate the map to any angle (the north arrow keeps pointing north) and edit the title line. The preview shows the finished sheet before you order.
What is the difference between the editions?
Street is a light, minimal line map without labels; Relief shows the real terrain with hillshading and hypsometric tint from open elevation data; Orthophoto is aerial imagery. You switch live in the preview.
How long do printing and shipping take?
About 3 days of production plus shipping (€6.90, free over €120). Note: the shop is currently a demo — orders generate a real print-ready PDF, but nothing is charged or shipped.
Can I get all three countries on one poster?
Yes — centre the crop on the Rhine harbour rather than the old town and the frame reaches the border triangle where Switzerland, France and Germany meet. The live preview shows exactly where the sheet ends.
Street or Relief for Basel?
Street — Basel's drama is the river, not elevation. Choose Relief only if your crop stretches out to the surrounding hills.
Or map any other place on Earth.
The catalog is inspiration — the globe is the product.