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A Cartivale map theme

Minimal

Let the shape of a place do the talking. Minimal brings clean streets, quiet colours and a little breathing room to your Cartivale map. Start here when you want the geography to feel clear and unhurried.

Make a Minimal map

In the studio, choose Minimal under Theme, then pick a style.

Amsterdam: Fine streets and pale water, with a calm title below the city.
Amsterdam · Classic · Made with Cartivale

The pleasure of less

Fine roads trace their way through softly coloured land, with buildings kept in the background. There’s no heavy grain or glowing edge competing for attention. Minimal keeps gentle differences between water, greenery and streets; Monochrome Line Art goes further towards a single-ink drawing. A familiar river bend can be enough to hold the whole composition.

Find your starting style

Classic is a neutral starting point. Warm and Earth lean into softer natural tones; Nordic cools things down. Pastel adds gentle colour, while Monochrome keeps a close tonal family.

  • Minimal map of Amsterdam in the Classic style

    Classic

    Amsterdam

  • Minimal map of Paris in the Warm style

    Warm

    Paris

  • Minimal map of Auckland in the Nordic style

    Nordic

    Auckland

  • Minimal map of Scheveningen in the Pastel style

    Pastel

    Scheveningen

  • Minimal map of Sydney in the Earth style

    Earth

    Sydney

  • Minimal map of Wellington in the Monochrome style

    Monochrome

    Wellington

Keep what matters

Move the map until the streets you care about sit comfortably in the frame. Adjust the layer colours, leave out details you don’t need, and add a small line of text or one marker. A quiet map gives even a tiny personal detail room to matter.

How it works

Maps in this theme

A little space for your place.

In the studio, choose Minimal under Theme, then pick a style.

Make a Minimal map

Selected places, real geography. Search the editor for your own place and check the available map detail. © OpenStreetMap contributors

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