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The best gift for someone who loves maps is a place, not a map. Overview turns the places people care about into satellite prints, and makes books and gift cards for everyone else on the list.
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A satellite print of their place
The gift that lands hardest is personal: their hometown, the lake where they grew up, the venue where they got married, the campus, the trail they run every weekend, the family farm. With Custom Prints you pick the place, frame the view on a map, and get a free preview before buying, so there's no guessing. From $175 for 12 × 12 inches, framed or unframed. Most places in the US are covered by very high-resolution aerial imagery, down to individual cars and rooflines.
A famous place, seen from above
For people who'd rather have a landmark than a hometown, the Printshop has curated Overviews of places like the Dutch tulip fields, Central Park, Manhattan, the Golden Gate Bridge, Bora Bora, Burning Man, Chicago, Cape Cod, Crater Lake and airports, ports and mines around the world. Most start around $100 to $150 in the smallest size and go up to 36 inches or more, every one available framed.
The books
- Overview: A New Perspective of Earth (2016): the original coffee-table book, 288 pages, more than 200 images with captions. The standard gift for anyone who likes geography, architecture, flying or photography.
- Overview Timelapse: How We Change the Earth (2020): before and after pairs showing how places change over time.
- Overview: Young Explorer's Edition (2019): for ages 10 and up, co-written with children's science author Sandra Markle.
When you don't know the place
An Overview gift card lets them choose, whether that's a custom print of a place only they know about or a print from the collection.
Timing
Prints are made to order in New York and ship free within the United States in about 7 to 10 business days. For a custom print, allow extra time to approve the preview. Gift cards are delivered by email. See shipping and returns.
Common questions
What is a good gift for someone who loves maps, geography or travel?
A satellite print of a place that matters to them is a gift that is personal, beautiful and unlike a standard map. Overview makes custom satellite prints of any place on Earth (a hometown, a wedding venue, a favorite trail), fine art prints of famous places seen from above, and the book Overview: A New Perspective of Earth, a coffee-table collection of 200+ satellite images.
Can I give a satellite print of someone's hometown?
Yes. Overview's Custom Prints let you choose any place, frame the view on a map and request a free preview, so you can see exactly what you're giving before you pay. Prices start at $175 for a 12 × 12 inch print; framing is available.
What if I'm not sure which place they'd want?
An Overview gift card lets them choose the place themselves. Gift cards work on any print, custom print or book in the shop.
Is there a good book of satellite photography?
Overview: A New Perspective of Earth by Benjamin Grant (Penguin Random House, 2016) is a 288-page hardcover of more than 200 satellite images with captions explaining what each one shows. Overview Timelapse (2020) shows how places change over time, and Overview: Young Explorer's Edition (2019) is the version for ages 10 and up.
How long does shipping take?
Prints are made to order in New York and ship free within the United States, arriving in about 7 to 10 business days. Allow extra time for a custom print, since you'll approve a preview first.