SW British Columbia & NW Washington
Large-format cartographic wall artFrom R 4 995
South African shipping included
SW British Columbia & NW Washington Flagship Map Art
Pacific Northwest · North America
A large-format cartographic map print of the Pacific Northwest from Vancouver and Victoria through the Salish Sea to Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia. The artwork brings together the Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, San Juan Islands, Olympic Peninsula and the Cascade Range from Mount Rainier to Mount Baker and beyond.
- Size
- 1524 × 1041 mm (60 × 41 in, portrait)
- Price
- From R 4 995
- Paper
- Epson Enhanced Matte or Standard Canvas
- Made
- Produced to order in Cape Town
- Original studio artwork
- Giclée fine-art production
- South African shipping included
Includes shipping, handling & protective packaging throughout South Africa.
SKU FS-BCW-EEM.
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The result is not an automated map export. It is an original cartographic artwork, built from geographic data through a deliberate design process, and reproduced as a giclée fine-art print.
The cartographic artwork itself is created without generative AI.
More about this work
The landscape shown in this artwork
Vancouver sits at the northern end of the mapped urban corridor, with Victoria positioned across the Salish Sea on Vancouver Island. Between them, the Strait of Georgia, the San Juan Islands, the Gulf Islands and the Strait of Juan de Fuca form a complex maritime landscape connecting British Columbia and Washington.
Southward, settlement follows Puget Sound through Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia. The Olympic Peninsula forms the western side of the mapped region, while to the east the Cascade Range encloses the urban and maritime corridor. The work reveals how cities, islands, sounds, straits and ranges combine to define this part of the Pacific Northwest.
How this map is made
A composed cartographic artwork: terrain, contours, hydrology, settlement and typography brought into a single visual hierarchy. The detail rewards close looking; the composition rewards the daily glance.
Each 34 Degrees Design map begins with sourced geographic and elevation data. The terrain is built from GIS and NASA SRTM elevation data, processed in ArcGIS Pro and then developed by hand into its final expression. Contours, height ranges, hillshade and colour are not left as default GIS output. They are chosen and adjusted by eye so that the landscape reads as it does in life, from snow and pale high ground through brown rocky slopes to greener low-lying country and the transitions along the coast.
Further layers are then added individually from authoritative sources, including OpenStreetMap shapefiles and other GIS datasets: roads, highways, railways, settlements, water, boundaries, route markings and infrastructure. Each layer is balanced manually against terrain, hillshade and contours, so that no single layer overwhelms the composition, human infrastructure stays legible without flattening the landscape, and the terrain remains visible even across dense urban areas.
Typography, place names and route labels are researched and positioned by hand, placed for readability without obscuring the geographic and human patterns beneath them. Every work is resolved to read clearly both at close range and from across a room.
The original master artworks are produced at Flagship scale, approximately two metres across, and the A1 Editions are derived from those large-format originals. Each master takes weeks, and sometimes close to a month, to resolve, because placement, hierarchy, colour, terrain, line weight and annotation are curated by eye and by hand. The work is authored by the founder, an urban planner and cartographer.
Printing & materials
Offered in two editions. Precision Edition is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte (190 gsm): a bright-white, ultra-smooth matte paper selected for exceptional detail, a refined glare-free finish, and clear reproduction of terrain shading, contour lines and typography. Gallery Edition is printed on Standard Canvas (360 gsm): a durable canvas selected for large-scale statement pieces, with a subtle surface texture and richer physical presence at flagship size. Standard Canvas works include approximately 8 cm of additional canvas allowance on all sides, making them suitable for local stretching after delivery. Artwork is reproduced faithfully at full resolution; never redrawn, regenerated or simplified.
Shipping & delivery
Works are wrapped and rolled in protective tubes for courier dispatch. Domestic shipping and handling within South Africa is included in the listed price. A1 Editions are shipped rolled in protective tubes; Flagship Works are shipped rolled and unframed in longer protective tubes due to their large format, with size-appropriate courier handling included in the listed South African price. Please unpack with care: genuine print-production faults and courier damage are covered, but damage caused by rough unpacking or handling after delivery is not. International shipping is available on request and quoted at cost before payment. Full details on production faults, courier damage and unpacking are set out in our Returns & Refunds policy.
About the studio
34 Degrees Design is a spatial design studio led by Andres de Wet, working across cartography, urban design, planning and landscape. Every work is original and faithful to its real geography.
My cartographic artworks celebrate places, not just coordinates. Special places are memory, longing, and sometimes more: an identity, or a home.
— Andres de Wet · 34 Degrees Design · Cape Town, South Africa. Read the full statement →
Questions
Is shipping and handling included?
Yes. Shipping, handling and protective packaging are included throughout South Africa. International shipping is quoted separately.
How long will my order take?
Flagship Works are printed to order. Epson Enhanced Matte Flagship prints typically require 2–3 working days for production. Standard Canvas Flagship prints typically require 3–4 working days for production. Courier delivery time is additional and area dependent.
Can I return my order?
Standard cartographic works purchased online may be cancelled within 7 days of receiving your order under the terms of our Returns & Refunds policy. If a work arrives damaged or defective, please contact the studio so the issue can be resolved.
Do you provide framing?
Works are supplied unframed. Framing and stretching guidance is available on request.