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Real 3D Raised Relief Map
Real raised relief to explore through touch and feel.
- Size - unframed 22x26 inches
- Size - framed 23x27 inches
- Material - plastic mounted on foamboard
- Handmade real Walnut frame available
- Individually made in our San Diego, CA shop
Michigan touches four of the five Great Lakes, giving it nearly 3,000 miles of freshwater shoreline — more than any other Great Lakes state. This 1916 geological map traces that shoreline from Isle Royale in Lake Superior's far north to the dunes of Sleeping Bear Bay, a landscape shaped entirely by water and glacial ice. Explore that terrain in stunning 3D Raised Relief, an original creation from Muir Way. This unique map undergoes a meticulous process: it is printed, heated, and vacuum-formed over an intricately detailed 3D mold, so you can feel Michigan's dunes and shoreline as well as see them.
Framed maps do not have glass or acrylic over them, so you can touch the map and explore its intricacies.
PLEASE NOTE
You will love this map if you embrace its anomalies. When the plastic is heated and stretched over the 3D mold, the image may be altered, causing warped lines and text around higher elevations. The fine print on plastic is not as sharp as on paper, sometimes rendering very small text illegible.
FREE SHIPPING within the contiguous US
Shipping times - not including transit:
- Unframed maps - 3-5 business days
- Made-to-order framed maps - 3-4 weeks
RETURN POLICY
We accept returns within 30 days of purchasing your unframed map. There are NO restocking fees but return shipping costs are at the customer's expense. Returned maps must be in new condition with no visible marks or damage. Please email us at [email protected] with your order # to receive detailed instructions. Unauthorized returns may not be accepted and do not guarantee a refund.
If prints are shipped back to us and are not in new condition, we offer a store credit or can return them to you.
*Framed Prints – We do not accept returns or exchanges on framed prints because they are custom-made to order. If your order arrives damaged or wrong, please email us at [email protected] so we can correct it for you. We will require pictures of the damaged print and the shipping container it arrived in.
Each frame is handmade by a local craftsman.
- Real Walnut hardwood (not veneer)
- Frames vary in color and grain
- 7/8" face x 1" deep
- Finished back – paper dust cover, rubber bumpers, and hanging wire
- No acrylic or glass on front
Vacuum-formed over a precision 3D mold, real raised terrain
Every ridge, valley, and peak is actually there. You feel it, not just see it.
Molds cut from NASA elevation data for accurate topography
Precise data used to create the most detailed raised relief maps available.
No glass, no acrylic, every map is made to be touched
Run your fingers across the Rockies or trace the Appalachians. The map wants to be touched.
Highly formable plastic mounted onto foam core
Vacuum-formed to replicate every ridge and valley, mounted on foam core for rigidity and easy framing.
Each map individually made in our San Diego, CA shop
Not printed and boxed at scale. Every relief is hand-formed by our small studio team.
USA-made materials, a portion of profits supports outdoor charities
Sierra Club, Leave No Trace, and Waterkeeper Alliance protect the places these maps depict.
Handmade from real walnut, no pressed wood, no veneer
Real hardwood grain, not a stained lookalike. Built by local craftsmen to last.
Open-face design with no glazing, so the terrain stays touchable
Nothing between you and the landscape. The frame protects without hiding.
Framing adds about one inch to each dimension
A slim profile that fits your wall, not a bulky box that dominates it.
The original map designs are of historical maps. We use scans of the old maps and georeference them with modern elevation data to align the raised terrain with the map. Then, we cut a detailed mold for the map. The maps get printed, heated, and vacuum formed onto the mold. We remove the newly formed map from the mold, cut it, and mount it onto matboard for a rigid raised relief map. The 3D maps we sell are only available by Muir Way.
No, we offer each map in a single size because they are vacuum formed to a particular 3D mold that takes approximately 40 hours to cut.
The maps are printed on a thick, highly formable plastic that is highly formable under extreme heat and mounted on foamboard.
For any reason, you can send back the print within 30 days of receiving it for a full refund. The print must be in new condition. We do not accept returns on framed prints. Please email [email protected] for return authorization.
Unframed maps ship out in 1-2 days and framed maps ship out in 2-3 weeks of ordering. Please also allow transit time from our shop in San Diego.
No, our frames do not have glass over the 3D prints so you can touch the protruding terrain. If you prefer glass, your local frame shop can make a deeper frame that will allow for the glass.
Ours are inspired by those older raised relief maps but our new versions are on another level of quality, precision, and craftsmanship.
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This framed raised map is a work of art we are willing to have our guests touch and feel. Experiencing the literal highs and lows of this Great Lakes State is inviting to all.
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The Michigan 1916 raised relief is beautiful and my sister and mother Loved this housewarming gift!
Muir Way was exceptionally accommodating with my scheduling needs for delivery and keeping me informed along the way. I would Highly recommend ordering their amazing products and doing business with them! Thanks so much for making this unique piece of art!!
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I need a magnifying glass to read the time scale, but fortunately I have one (and unfortunately I’m old and need it anyway).
Love this map. Have it very prominently displayed
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The map looks better in person; and is the perfect accent piece for my study.
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Really cool piece of art that any admirer of their state should get!
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