Switzerland Push Pin Map TRAVEL® – Ocean Blue

A country map, such as a Germany, Switzerland, or Scandinavia map as a Push Pin Map, is much more than an ordinary country map or mere wall decoration. Our country maps as Push Pin Maps are designed to mark visited places, special memories, and new travel destinations directly on the map with pins. This way, the country map becomes a personal space for travel planning, travel memories, and new adventures.

There is even the possibility to make entire travel routes visible on a country map using route string by connecting the placed pins. Thanks to the selected, high-quality materials and our unique design of the country map, an individual overall picture of your travels is created, which grows with every new travel destination.

There are many country maps available for pinning and marking travels – including providers with good quality. From our perspective as graphic designers and passionate travelers, however, three features are crucial: the design, the variety of configuration options, and the materials.

Many maps on the market are very colorful, overloaded with details, or not professionally designed enough. Especially when marking visited places, regions, and new travel destinations, a reduced, clear layout is a great advantage. It improves readability and ensures that the pins – and thus your very personal travel stories – stand out better. This is particularly important for a detailed country map that depicts cities, places, and landscapes in high density: the map should remain readable at a glance without appearing cluttered. Additionally, good design deserves selected materials that ensure overall high product quality and guarantee that you will still enjoy your map years from now. To give you as much freedom of choice as possible, you can configure our country maps in many ways and even personalize them upon request.

It is precisely from this commitment that we develop our maps at Breuer's World Maps: with professional design, great attention to detail, and the conviction that a country map for marking travels should be not only functional but also visually something very special.

Slim-Line and Gallery-Line describe the frame depth of your Push Pin Map.

Slim-Line features a 2 cm deep frame. It lies completely flat against the wall, creating a subtle shadow effect.

Gallery-Line is twice as deep at 4 cm, standing out more from the wall and giving the world map a particularly high-quality gallery look with a stronger shadow effect. At the same time, the 4 cm frame offers an extra level of stability – especially for larger Push Pin Maps from 160 cm, the Gallery-Line is therefore particularly recommended.

If you prefer it as flat and understated as possible, Slim-Line is the right choice. For more presence on the wall and additional stability, we recommend the Gallery-Line.

The difference between Push Pin Canvas LITE and PLUS lies mainly in the construction behind the canvas – and thus in the pinning experience.

The Push Pin Canvas LITE consists of a high-quality, tightly stretched gallery canvas made of 100% cotton from SIHL®. It already allows for simple and reliable pinning and is ideal if you only mark your world map occasionally or primarily want to use it as a stylish wall decoration.

With the Push Pin Canvas PLUS, we additionally insert a PALBOARD® rigid foam board directly behind the canvas into the stretcher frame. This makes pins hold even more firmly and comfortably – especially if you want to mark many places, work with route string, or attach photos, tickets, and other souvenirs.

Especially for frequent travelers and anyone who wants to use their world map intensively, the PLUS version is therefore the best choice.

The country maps are available in various Sizes – from compact sizes starting at 80 cm wide for smaller rooms to large XXL Sizes up to 200 cm wide for a strong presence on the wall.

No matter which Size you choose: the level of detail and the number of places marked on the map are identical across all map Sizes.

To keep the design as minimal as possible, we design the land areas as a solid color. Optionally, you can display a road network on the country maps. This road network is a simplified representation of the main highways of a country or continent. It offers two advantages:

First, it gives the country map with all locations a good structure, enabling better orientation. Second, this visual addition visibly breaks up the background. This makes the country map appear a bit more lively without losing its clear and minimalist character.

The "Road Network" option is not available for the MULTICOLOR maps: Due to the multicolored land areas, a consistent contrast with the road network cannot be achieved.

Yes, you can personalize your country map individually and make it a true one-of-a-kind. With every map, you have the option to place your name, family name, and even a small legend for the pins. You can also choose from different designs the one that suits you best. For businesses, there is also the option to have their own logo printed on the country map for a small additional fee.

If a specific desired location is especially important to you, you can name up to five places that must not be missing from your map. After receiving your order, we will check for free whether these places are already included on the map and add them if necessary. Simply enter your desired locations in the comment field at checkout.

Our concept follows a clear minimalism. This means that we not only omit all non-essential elements in the design of the maps but also in their implementation. Our Push Pin Maps can be easily hung directly on two nails or screws on the stretcher frame. An additional hanging device (such as sawtooth hangers) is not necessary. This brings several advantages:

• The canvas lies as flat as possible against the wall.
• We reduce the risk of scratches on the wall/wallpaper that a hanging device can cause.
• Flexible hanging and positioning.
• Additional components mean additional potential points of failure.

So we are not "saving" on a hanging device; we are consciously choosing to forgo one. This solution has proven itself well over the years.

Yes, a country map as a Push Pin Map is a special gift for travel enthusiasts, globetrotters, and anyone who wants to make their memories and travel destinations visible. A personalized country map is perhaps one of the most beautiful gifts you can give to a travel lover. Not only because it looks beautiful, but because it is as unique as the memories of all the recipient’s travels. After all, visited countries and cities can be easily marked with differently colored pins – and new travel destinations can be planned.

Whether for a birthday, wedding, anniversary, or housewarming – a country map for pinning is always a very special gift and holds a particularly high emotional value.

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