Emily
Our loveliest story
Brighton
The preview is what goes to the printer: what you see here is what you will receive.
Positions computed from the Hipparcos catalogue (ESA), constellation lines from the IAU.
MARCEL ET LES BLONDES
Personalised birth star map — the stars on the day
The real sky above the maternity ward, at the exact hour, and the true phase of the moon that night. The name, the date, the weight and the length below. Computed stars, nothing decorative. Four palettes, 250 g matte paper, from A4 to 70 × 100 cm.
Step 4 of 4: Create my map Name, date, weight, colours
Your personalisation
Check the spelling: the poster is printed exactly as is, to order.
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Designed in Aveyron, FranceComposed in our family workshop, checked before it ships.
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Printed to order250 g matte paper, pigment inks, at the workshop nearest to you.
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Shipped within 48 hTo your door or to a pickup point, by La Poste or Colissimo.
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Ready to giveStandard frame sizes, easy to find.
Secure payment
Full description
The sky exactly as it was above the maternity ward, at the hour of birth — and the true phase of the moon that night, named beneath the first name. The stars are not decorative: they are computed for that place, that date and that hour.
Stars visible to the naked eye down to magnitude 6, from the Hipparcos catalogue, precession and daylight saving included; the moon is NASA’s, with its seas, lit exactly as it was. You add the weight, the length, the place, the parents and a short line.
- 250 g matte paper, pigment inks, printed to order.
- Five sizes: A4, 30 × 40, 40 × 60, 50 × 70 and 70 × 100 cm.
- Optional wooden frame on the A4 and 30 × 40, black, white or natural.
- Or the print-ready file: all five sizes, each as a PDF and a 300 dpi PNG, by download link.
The poster, once printed
Sizes
A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm
The keepsake: a birth, the sky of one date. Everyone owns an A4 frame, and it ships flat, in a stiff card envelope.
30 × 40 cm Our favourite
The entry size, the most framed in Europe: IKEA, HEMA, Action, Desenio.
40 × 60 cm
Bedroom and hallway décor, in 2:3 like a photograph. Frames at Juniqe, Posterlounge, Europosters — not at IKEA.
50 × 70 cm
The flagship living-room size, sold across the market. Shipped rolled in a rigid tube, home delivery only.
70 × 100 cm
The large wall size. 70 × 100 frames at IKEA (RÖDALM) and Desenio. Home delivery only.
Prefer to print it yourself? All five sizes, each as a PDF and as a 300 dpi PNG — ten files, by a download link sent after payment.
How it works
- Frame your place
A town, a neighbourhood, a beach. Drag and zoom until the framing looks right.
- Pick a style and your text
Nine styles, a title, a subtitle, a dedication, the coordinates. Always portrait: what you see is what gets printed.
- We print close to you
To order, on 250 g matte paper, at the partner workshop nearest to your address. Or you receive the download link for the file by e-mail.
Specifications
| Formats | A4, 30 × 40, 40 × 60, 50 × 70 and 70 × 100 cm |
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| Paper | Satin matte, 250 g/m² |
| Inks | Pigment-based, lightfast |
| Optional frame | On A4 and 30 × 40: wood, black · white · natural, with acrylic glass |
| File only | All five sizes as PDF and 300 dpi PNG, €8.90 |
| Map data | Hipparcos (ESA) · IAU · Meeus |
| Design | Dandymaps® |
| Personalisation | First name · Wording · Date · Time · Weight (g) · Length (cm) · Place · Parents · Style · Short line |
| Occasions | New baby · Christening · First birthday · Mother’s Day · Christmas |
| Gift for | New parents · A newborn · A godchild · Parents who love the night sky |
| EAN code | 3701800800582 |
More gift ideas: A new baby
Frequently asked questions
What goes on a birth print?
The first name, the date, and depending on the design the time, the weight, the length, the place and the parents’ names. Everything is optional except the name and the date: empty medallions disappear rather than leaving a hole, and the layout stays balanced. A short free line can be added on three of the five designs.
Does the preview really match what is printed?
Yes, and not by resemblance: the print file is made by opening this very page with your values and capturing the poster. There is no second drawing that could drift from it. If a computed line were missing, production would stop rather than deliver an incomplete print.
Can a long or hyphenated name be used?
Yes, up to twenty-four characters including accents and hyphens. The name shrinks by itself to stay on one line; if it is genuinely long it breaks at the hyphen, never in the middle of a word. “Maximilien-Alexandre” and “María de los Ángeles” fit on all five designs.
What paper, and which sizes?
250 g matte paper, pigment inks, printed to order in our workshop in the Aveyron. Five sizes matching standard frames: A4, 30 × 40, 40 × 60, 50 × 70 and 70 × 100 cm, with an optional wooden frame on the A4 and 30 × 40, in black, white or natural.
Can I buy only the file?
Yes: the print-ready file contains all five sizes, each as a PDF and a 300 dpi PNG, delivered by a download link after payment. It suits people who print locally or who are giving the print from a distance; the link does not expire.
Can a personalised print be returned?
No: a print carrying a name and a date cannot be resold, and the right of withdrawal does not apply to goods made to your specifications (art. L.221-28 3° of the French Consumer Code). Read the preview before confirming — it is exactly what will be printed.