Great Lakes 3D Wood Wall Map

Name: Great Lakes 3D Wood Wall Map
Rating: 4.98 (523 reviews)

All five Great Lakes in layered Baltic birch, cut from real depth data. 78.7 × 62.2 cm, framed.

$498.00 CAD

Free shipping across Canada, no duties or brokerage
Ships the business day after you order, tracking by email
30-day returns. Damage in transit covered in full.

78.7 × 62.2 cm31 × 24.5 in

Baltic birch, hand-stained water layers

Laser-cut layers following the real lake-floor contours

Engraved shorelines, cities and place names, acrylic glass

Solid wood frame made to fit, arrives ready to hang

Soundings: hydrographic survey data

How the water becomes wood

A chart is a stack of flat sheets until the water's real soundings tell it what shape to take.

SurveyReal bathymetric soundings set every contour line before a single cut is made.
CutEach depth band is laser-cut from its own sheet of Baltic birch.
StainWater layers are stained by hand, reading darker the deeper the water runs.
StackThe sheets are registered and stacked in sequence, and the bed's true shape rises out of the wood.
DetailShorelines, cities and place names are engraved or printed at high resolution across the surface.
FrameA solid wood frame made to fit finishes the piece, ready to hang.

Shipping & delivery

Free shipping to all ten provinces from a warehouse in Mississauga, Ontario. It never crosses a border, so there are no duties, no brokerage fees and no courier asking for money at the door. GST/HST is added at checkout.

It ships the business day after you order, with tracking by email. Transit is 1 to 2 business days in the GTA, 2 to 3 to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City, 3 to 5 to the Prairies, Alberta and the Maritimes, 4 to 6 to British Columbia and 5 to 8 to Newfoundland.

Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut: email woodchartca@gmail.com with your postal code for an at-cost quote. Full shipping details

Returns & damage

Arrived damaged? Email a photo and your order number within 14 days of delivery and we replace it or refund you in full. You pay nothing.

Not right for your space? Return it within 30 days, unused and in its original packaging, for a refund of the item price. Email us first and we'll send a return label. No restocking fee. Returns policy

Four of the five Great Lakes touch Ontario, and together they hold roughly 21% of the world's surface fresh water. From the granite shores of Georgian Bay to the shipping lanes off Thunder Bay, this is the largest freshwater system on earth and the defining feature of the province's geography.

The lakes are big enough to behave like oceans. They generate their own weather, run more than 400 metres deep in places, and connect the Atlantic to the interior of the continent by way of the St. Lawrence Seaway. More than 35,000 islands sit within them.

This map renders all five basins in layered Baltic birch. Each layer is laser-cut to follow the real bathymetry of the lake floor, then hand-stained so the water darkens as it deepens. The layers are assembled by hand and set in a solid wood frame made to fit, with laser-etched shorelines, cities and place names across the surface.

It arrives ready to hang.

Size: 78.7 x 62.2 x 5 cm (31" x 24.5" x 2")

Points of interest on the Great Lakes map:
Toronto, Hamilton, Kingston, Windsor, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

Details:

Layered Baltic birch, laser-cut to real depth data
Hand-stained water layers that darken with depth
Engraved shorelines, cities and place names
Acrylic glass protection
Solid wood frame made to fit
Arrives ready to hang

Includes reviews from lakeart.com, the US store for the same maps.

5 stars: 510 (98%)
4 stars: 13 (2%)
3 stars: 0 (0%)
2 stars: 0 (0%)
1 star: 0 (0%)

it is absolutely beautiful. I purchased as a gift for my husband, and he loves it. it is also very interesting to look at all the different depths of the water.

It looks amazing, arrived quickly and was packed in a high quality box to prevent breakage!

Great map of the Great Lakes. Love the quality and design of the contour map.

Beautiful piece of work. Thank you.

Beautiful & recieved item in under 3 days from the time I ordered it! I was ecstatic!

This piece has exceeded my expectations. Gorgeous work. Extremely detailed. I can stare at it and just be enamored by the beauty of the Great Lakes without actually being there. A beautiful, heartfelt reminder of my home state ✋🌊

this is absolutely beautiful, even better than the pictures. i placed my order 2 days ago and it showed up today. just absolutely incredible. i cannot wait to gift this to my dad!

Exactly as pictured. Love it! Turned out great. Can't wait to give it as a gift.

Such a beautiful piece. Well done!

This was a preset for pops for Father's Day. I can tell you, we are so blown away by the craftsmanship of this piece. Surly, worth every penny. A piece of art that will be pass down through the generations of us Michiganders! The picture does no justice . It's so very detailed and intricate.

Beautiful workmanship. Arrived in a timely fashion. Definitely a great conversational piece.

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Love it!! So beautiful. Even nicer in person.

great piece and responsive customer service.

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I was sent the wrong map at first but the exchange was made with no problems outside of a few fires that had to be lit in order to finally get what I ordered. Goes nicely with my shipbuilding themed nautical foyer wall.

This seller was communicative, shipping was prompt, the item was nicely packaged, and the quality is excellent. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase from this seller 🏝

Absolutely beautiful. I love the quality and craftsmanship.

Absolutely gorgeous. I have no regrets purchasing this!

Magnificent was how my father in law described it!

I am so thrilled with my purchase and it arrived just in time for Christmas. This unique piece of our favorite lake is going to be the perfect addition in our home. I can't wait for my husband to see it. Also, the level of craftmenship is evident in the details for sure. I also appreciated the customer service in response to my check-ins for updates periodically.

Absolutely stunning! I cannot wait to gift this!

Better than I could have ever expected! The details are extraordinary and it was packaged with so much care. So beautiful! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Great quality, arrived with no damage and really a conversation piece in our home. Only thing I would change: the rope it comes with on the back wasn't the best to hang it with (it wasn't sitting flush on the wall). We removed the rope and added standard picture wall mounts and it worked just fine,. Would definitely recommend!

Very nice, fast shipping. My mom will love it

Great Lakes layered wood map, 78.7 by 62.2 cm, hanging above a three-seat sofa in a cottage living room

Size on the wall

78.7 × 62.2 cm. Bigger than it looks on your phone.

Here it is next to furniture you know, so you can picture it on your own wall. It arrives ready to hang.

Pair it with

Great Lakes laser-etched Baltic birch wall clock, 30.5 cm diameter

Great Lakes 3D Wood Wall Clock

30.5 cm across

$225 CAD

Lake Erie 3D Wood Wall Map

78.7 × 33 cm

$328 CAD

Questions before you order

Is it a print?

No. The maps are built from separate layers of Baltic birch, each cut to a real depth contour and stacked, so you can feel every step. The clocks have the shorelines cut and set on top, with the depth contours etched into the wood.

How big is it?

The wall maps are 78.7 × 62.2 cm (31 × 24.5 in), framed. Lake Erie is 78.7 × 33 cm (31 × 13 in). The clocks are 30.5 cm (12 in) across.

When will it arrive?

It ships the business day after you order, with tracking by email. Transit is 1 to 2 business days in the GTA, 2 to 3 to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City, 3 to 5 to the Prairies, Alberta and the Maritimes, 4 to 6 to British Columbia and 5 to 8 to Newfoundland.

Will I pay duties or brokerage?

No. It ships from Mississauga, Ontario, so it never crosses a border. GST/HST is added at checkout, like any Canadian store.

What if it isn't right?

Return it within 30 days, unused and in its original packaging, for a refund of the item price. Email us first and we'll send a return label. If it arrives damaged, email a photo and your order number within 14 days of delivery and we replace it or refund you in full.

Something else? Email woodchartca@gmail.com.