Explorer Map

Explorer maps are a group of 11 premade map variants which are marked with the location of various structures.

In the third drop of 2026, four new explorer maps will be added as well as maps for abandoned camps in 8 different biomes.

Obtaining

Explorer maps cannot be found in the Creative inventory.

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
Villager		JE	BE	Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
Cartographer	Apprentice	133%–150%	133%–150%	8 × Emerald + Compass	Explorer Map^{[t 1]}	12	5	0.2
	Journeyman	67%	67%	13 × Emerald + Compass	Ocean Explorer Map^{[t 2]}	12	10	0.2
	Journeyman	67%	67%	12 × Emerald + Compass	Trial Explorer Map^{[t 2]}	12	10	0.2
	Master	100%	100%	14 × Emerald + Compass	Woodland Explorer Map^{[t 2]}	12	30	0.2

↑ Cartographers can offer multiple explorer maps. Their targets and the number of them vary by biome, which affects the trade probabilities.

	Desert	Jungle	Plains	Savanna	Snowy	Swamp	Taiga
Glass Pane trade probability	50%	50%	67%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Explorer Map trade probability	50%	50%	67%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Explorer Map targets	Savanna Village	Savanna Village	Savanna Village	Desert Village	Plains Village	Snowy Village	Plains Village
	Plains Village	Desert Village	Taiga Village	Plains Village	Taiga Village	Taiga Village	Snowy Village
	Jungle Temple	Swamp Hut		Jungle Temple	Swamp Hut	Jungle Temple	Swamp Hut

↑ ^a ^b ^c The target is selected when the villager unlocks the map, and the map is not offered if no target could be found.

Generated loot

Buried treasure maps can be found in ocean ruins and shipwrecks.

An abandoned camp map can be found in all abandoned camp common chests, and one of seven types of explorer map^{[note 1]} can be found in all abandoned camp secret chests.^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]}

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Buried Treasure Map	Shipwreck	Map chest	1	100% { "item": "Buried Treasure Map", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 1, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Map chest" }
	Ocean Ruins	Small ruins chest	1	41.7% { "item": "Buried Treasure Map", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.41666666666666663, "structure": "Ocean Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
	Ocean Ruins	Big ruins chest	1	43.5% { "item": "Buried Treasure Map", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.4347826086956522, "structure": "Ocean Ruins", "container": "Big ruins chest" }

Commands

In Bedrock Edition, because they are all data variants of the filled map item, they can be obtained with commands such as /give @s filled_map 1 3, but only when it can find a structure to locate. See § Metadata for a list of IDs.

‌In Java Edition 26.3^[upcoming], it is possible to obtain each map using the command /give, varying its ID; however, the maps will be empty. To obtain a map with a structure, it is necessary to use the item modifier exploration_map. Below is the complete list of commands for each map. If the structure is not found, the result will be an empty map. With the exception of the buried treasure map, new maps generated from loot or trades never point to the same structure as previous maps.

Map	Command
Buried Ancient City Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:ancient_city","destination": "#minecraft:on_ancient_city_maps"}],"name": "minecraft:buried_ancient_city_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Buried Mineshaft Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:mineshaft","destination": "#minecraft:on_mineshaft_maps"}],"name": "minecraft:buried_mineshaft_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Buried Treasure Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:red_x","destination": "#minecraft:on_treasure_maps","skip_existing_chunks": false,"zoom":1}],"name": "minecraft:buried_treasure_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Desert Pyramid Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:desert_pyramid","destination": "#minecraft:on_desert_pyramid_maps"}],"name": "minecraft:desert_pyramid_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Jungle Explorer Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:jungle_temple","destination": "#minecraft:on_jungle_explorer_maps"}],"name": "minecraft:jungle_explorer_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Ocean Explorer Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:monument","destination": "#minecraft:on_ocean_explorer_maps","search_radius": 100}],"name": "minecraft:ocean_explorer_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Swamp Explorer Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:swamp_hut","destination": "#minecraft:on_swamp_explorer_maps","search_radius": 100}],"name": "minecraft:swamp_explorer_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Trial Explorer Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:trial_chambers","destination": "#minecraft:on_trial_chambers_maps"}],"name": "minecraft:trial_explorer_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Warm Ocean Ruins Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:ocean_ruin_warm","destination": "#minecraft:on_ocean_ruin_warm_maps"}],"name": "minecraft:warm_ocean_ruins_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Woodland Explorer Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","destination": "#minecraft:on_woodland_explorer_maps"}],"name": "minecraft:woodland_explorer_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Desert Village Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:village_desert","destination": "#minecraft:on_desert_village_maps","search_radius": 100}],"name": "minecraft:desert_village_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Plains Village Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:village_plains","destination": "#minecraft:on_plains_village_maps","search_radius": 100}],"name": "minecraft:plains_village_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Savanna Village Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:village_savanna","destination": "#minecraft:on_savanna_village_maps","search_radius": 100}],"name": "minecraft:savanna_village_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Snowy Village Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:village_snowy","destination": "#minecraft:on_snowy_village_maps","search_radius": 100}],"name": "minecraft:snowy_village_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Taiga Village Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:village_taiga","destination": "#minecraft:on_taiga_village_maps","search_radius": 100}],"name": "minecraft:taiga_village_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Bamboo Camp Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type": "minecraft:set_name","name": {"translate": "filled_map.bamboo_camp_map"},"target": "item_name"},{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:abandoned_camp","destination": "#minecraft:on_abandoned_camp_bamboo_jungle"}],"name": "minecraft:abandoned_camp_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Birch Forest Camp Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type": "minecraft:set_name","name": {"translate": "filled_map.birch_forest_camp_map"},"target": "item_name"},{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:abandoned_camp","destination": "#minecraft:on_abandoned_camp_birch_forest"}],"name": "minecraft:abandoned_camp_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Cherry Grove Camp Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type": "minecraft:set_name","name": {"translate": "filled_map.cherry_grove_camp_map"},"target": "item_name"},{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:abandoned_camp","destination": "#minecraft:on_abandoned_camp_cherry_grove"}],"name": "minecraft:abandoned_camp_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Dappled Forest Camp Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type": "minecraft:set_name","name": {"translate": "filled_map.dappled_forest_camp_map"},"target": "item_name"},{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:abandoned_camp","destination": "#minecraft:on_abandoned_camp_dappled_forest"}],"name": "minecraft:abandoned_camp_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Flower Forest Camp Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type": "minecraft:set_name","name": {"translate": "filled_map.flower_forest_camp_map"},"target": "item_name"},{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:abandoned_camp","destination": "#minecraft:on_abandoned_camp_flower_forest"}],"name": "minecraft:abandoned_camp_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Pale Garden Camp Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type": "minecraft:set_name","name": {"translate": "filled_map.pale_garden_camp_map"},"target": "item_name"},{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:abandoned_camp","destination": "#minecraft:on_abandoned_camp_pale_garden"}],"name": "minecraft:abandoned_camp_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Swamp Camp Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type": "minecraft:set_name","name": {"translate": "filled_map.swamp_camp_map"},"target": "item_name"},{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:abandoned_camp","destination": "#minecraft:on_abandoned_camp_swamp"}],"name": "minecraft:abandoned_camp_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`
Windswept Forest Camp Map	`/loot give @p loot {"pools":[{"entries":[{"type": "minecraft:item","modifier":[{"type": "minecraft:set_name","name": {"translate": "filled_map.windswept_forest_camp_map"},"target": "item_name"},{"type":"minecraft:exploration_map","decoration": "minecraft:abandoned_camp","destination": "#minecraft:on_abandoned_camp_windswept"}],"name": "minecraft:abandoned_camp_map"}],"rolls":1}]}`

Usage

Unexplored and partially explored woodland explorer maps

Locating structures

An explorer map shows a section of terrain that contains a specific structure, marked with a small icon. The structure shown may not be the nearest such structure to the player, the structure depends on when it is graded, where it searches for a structure according to the location of the chest or villager. For loot, the map is generated when the loot is generated (opening the chest, destroying the chest, hopper), for trades, the map is generated when the trade is generated. The structure sought is similar to the command /locate structure but with a range of 101×101 if it is generated by loot (maintain the 201×201 range if it is generated by trading), and ignore the structures that have already been found by previous maps, except for the buried treasure map.

An explorer map differs from a normal map in that it shows the area's land-water outline, with an orange striated texture for water and swamps,^[1] and the blank map texture for land.

If the player icon is smaller than it would be on a normal map, that means the player is a great distance away. When the player is less than 1027 blocks away from the map border, the icon returns to the proper size. When the player reaches the map's area of land (512×512), the map fills in like a normal map. Unlike the player icon when inside the map area, the player off-map and off-limits icons do not rotate.^{[until: Third Drop 2026]}

It is possible for multiple maps to point to the same treasure or structure, since explorer maps lead to the closest location (relative to where they were created) of their target type.

Structure icons
Map	Structure	Icon
Buried Treasure Map‌^{[JE only]} Treasure Map‌^{[BE only]}	Buried Treasure	‌^{[JE only]} ‌^{[BE only]}
Desert Village Map	Desert Village
Jungle Explorer Map	Jungle Pyramid
Ocean Explorer Map	Ocean Monument
Plains Village Map	Plains Village
Savanna Village Map	Savanna Village
Snowy Village Map	Snowy Village
Swamp Explorer Map	Swamp Hut
Taiga Village Map	Taiga Village
Trial Explorer Map	Trial Chambers
Woodland Explorer Map	Woodland Mansion
Upcoming Third Drop 2026
Abandoned Camp Map	Abandoned Camp
Buried Ancient City Map	Ancient City
Buried Mineshaft Map	Mineshaft
Desert Pyramid Map	Desert Pyramid
Warm Ocean Ruins Map	Warm Ocean Ruins

The abandoned camp map has 8 variants, one for each biome abandoned camps can generate in. They are named "biome Camp Map", except for the bamboo jungle's map, which is named "Bamboo Camp Map". The biomes are:

An abandoned camp never generates an explorer map for an abandoned camp of the same biome. If an abandoned camp cannot be found outside of the biome the map was found in, no map is generated.

Cloning

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Empty Map + Ocean Explorer Map or Woodland Explorer Map or Buried Treasure Map or Trial Explorer Map or Plains Village Map or Desert Village Map or Savanna Village Map or Snowy Village Map or Taiga Village Map or Swamp Explorer Map or Jungle Explorer Map	23456789876	The output has the same map center as the input map, and the same monument, woodland mansion, buried treasure, trial chamber, village, jungle temple or swamp hut marker. Cloned maps are stackable.

The parts of the world that have already been explored and mapped are copied, and newly explored areas appear on both instances. In Creative mode, cloned explorer maps can be obtained by pick blocking on the explorer map displayed on item frames (the map needs to be out of the player's inventory when using pick block, or else that map moves into the active hotbar slot).

Sounds

Java Edition

Sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Map drawn	Blocks	When an explorer map is edited using a cartography table	`ui.cartography_table.take_result`	`subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result`	1.0	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition: None

Data values

ID

Java Edition:^{[until: JE 26.3]}

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Map	`filled_map`	Item	`item.minecraft.filled_map` `filled_map.monument` `filled_map.mansion` `filled_map.explorer_jungle` `filled_map.explorer_swamp` `filled_map.village_desert` `filled_map.village_plains` `filled_map.village_savanna` `filled_map.village_snowy` `filled_map.village_taiga` `filled_map.buried_treasure` `filled_map.trial_chambers`

Java Edition:^{[upcoming: JE 26.3]}

Name	Identifier
Abandoned Camp Map	`abandoned_camp_map`
Buried Ancient City Map	`buried_ancient_city_map`
Buried Mineshaft Map	`buried_mineshaft_map`
Buried Treasure Map	`buried_treasure_map`
Desert Pyramid Map	`desert_pyramid_map`
Desert Village Map	`desert_village_map`
Jungle Explorer Map	`jungle_explorer_map`
Ocean Explorer Map	`ocean_explorer_map`
Plains Village Map	`plains_village_map`
Savanna Village Map	`savanna_village_map`
Snowy Village Map	`snowy_village_map`
Swamp Explorer Map	`swamp_explorer_map`
Taiga Village Map	`taiga_village_map`
Trial Explorer Map	`trial_explorer_map`
Warm Ocean Ruins Map	`warm_ocean_ruins_map`
Woodland Explorer Map	`woodland_explorer_map`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Map	`filled_map`	`map`	`358`	Item	`item.map.name` `item.map.exploration.monument.name` `item.map.exploration.mansion.name` `item.map.exploration.jungle_temple.name` `item.map.exploration.swamp_hut.name` `item.map.exploration.village_desert.name` `item.map.exploration.village_plains.name` `item.map.exploration.village_savanna.name` `item.map.exploration.village_snowy.name` `item.map.exploration.village_taiga.name` `item.map.exploration.buried_treasure.name` `item.map.exploration.trial_chambers.name`

Metadata

	DV	Description
	0	Map
	2	Map (locator)
	3	Ocean Explorer Map
	4	Woodland Explorer Map
	5	Treasure Map
	6	Locked Map
	7	Snowy Village Map
	8	Taiga Village Map
	9	Plains Village Map
	10	Savanna Village Map
	11	Desert Village Map
	12	Jungle Explorer Map
	13	Swamp Explorer Map
	14	Trial Explorer Map
	15	Bamboo Camp Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	16	Birch Forest Camp Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	17	Cherry Grove Camp Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	18	Dappled Forest Camp Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	19	Windswept Forest Camp Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	20	Flower Forest Camp Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	21	Pale Garden Camp Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	22	Swamp Camp Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	23	Buried Ancient City Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	24	Buried Mineshaft Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	25	Desert Pyramid Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}
	26	Warm Ocean Ruins Map^{[upcoming: BE 26.50]}

Item data

Java Edition:

An explorer map differs from a map in that its map_color and item_name components are set. Additionally, its map_decorations component includes an entry for its target structure. Its map item entry is identical to that of a normal map, except that by the time the player sees it, its colors byte array is pre-filled with explorer maps' characteristic land-water boundary lines and water shading.

[NBT Compound / JSON Object] components: the item's components tag.

- [String][NBT List / JSON Array][NBT Compound / JSON Object] minecraft:item_name: The default name of this item, as a text component, present on all items by default. Unlike the minecraft:custom_name component, this name cannot be erased using an anvil, is not italicized, and does not appear in some labels, such as banner markers and item frames. Used in the map name depending on the structure.^{[until: JE 26.3]} Used in the name of the abandoned camp map depending on the biome.^{[upcoming: JE 26.3]}
- [Int] minecraft:map_color: The color code for the minecraft:map_color color provider in item model definitions. Normally used by the minecraft:filled_map item model.^{[until: JE 26.3]}
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] minecraft:map_decorations: Contains key-value pairs of the icons to display on this filled map.
  - [NBT Compound / JSON Object] <key>: The key-value pair of a single icon, where the key is an arbitrary unique string identifying the decoration.
    - [String] type: The type of the icon. Can be player, frame, red_marker, blue_marker, target_x, target_point, player_off_map, player_off_limits, mansion, monument, banner_white, banner_orange, banner_magenta, banner_light_blue, banner_yellow, banner_lime, banner_pink, banner_gray, banner_light_gray, banner_cyan, banner_purple, banner_blue, banner_brown, banner_green, banner_red, banner_black, red_x, village_desert, village_plains, village_savanna, village_snowy, village_taiga, jungle_temple, or swamp_hut.
    - [Double] x: The X world coordinate of the decoration.
    - [Double] z: The Z world coordinate of the decoration.
    - [Float] rotation: The rotation of the icon, ranging from 0.0 to 360.0, rotated clockwise from north in degrees.
- [Int] minecraft:map_id: The map data number for this item, representing the shared state holding map contents banner and item frames decoration. When present, add information to the tooltip and change the rendering of the item in hand or in the item frame for map rendering. Only maps (filled_map) and explorer maps can update map content.

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Bedrock Edition:

Achievements


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Treasure Hunter	Acquire a map from a cartographer villager, then enter the revealed structure	Visit the structure indicated while the purchased map is in your main hand (hotbar).	40	Silver

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.11	16w39a	Added woodland and ocean explorer maps.
1.11	16w41a	Explorer maps can no longer be zoomed out.
1.13	18w10a	Added buried treasure maps, which can be zoomed out.
1.13	18w11a	Buried treasure maps now generate in the chests of shipwrecks.
1.14	18w43a	The textures for explorer maps have now been changed.
1.14	19w02a	Explorer maps can now be zoomed out again, but only in cartography tables.
1.20.2	pre1	Updated structure icons on explorer maps sold by cartographers.
1.20.2 Experiment Villager Trade Rebalance	pre1	Added desert, plains, savanna, snowy, and taiga village maps, which cartographers can sell.
1.20.2 Experiment Villager Trade Rebalance	pre1	Added jungle and swamp explorer maps, which cartographers can sell.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21	24w12a	Added trial chambers maps.
1.20.5	24w13a	Names are no longer italic, as though they were renamed on an anvil, because it started using the `item_name` component instead of `custom_name`.
1.21	24w18a	"Trial Chambers Map" has been renamed to "Trial Explorer Map".
1.21.5	25w07a	The new explorer maps sold by cartographers have been added and thus are no longer behind the "Villager Trade Rebalance" experimental toggle.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.3	snap7	Explorer maps can no longer be zoomed out once again.
		All explorer maps are now unique items; previously they used the same item ID as filled maps (`minecraft:filled_map`).
		The textures of all explorer maps have been changed.
		"Jungle Explorer Map" has been renamed to "Jungle Pyramid Explorer Map".
		"Ocean Explorer Map" has been renamed to "Ocean Monument Explorer Map".
		"Swamp Explorer Map" has been renamed to "Swamp Hut Explorer Map".
		"Trial Explorer Map" has been renamed to "Trial Chambers Explorer Map".
		"Woodland Explorer Map" has been renamed to "Woodland Mansion Explorer Map".
		The exploration maps do not change their `item_name` when generated (except for the new abandoned campsite map). The old translation keys have been removed (via deprecated.json). `filled_map.monument`, `filled_map.mansion`, `filled_map.explorer_jungle`, `filled_map.explorer_swamp`, `filled_map.village_desert`, `filled_map.village_plains`, `filled_map.village_savanna`, `filled_map.village_snowy`, `filled_map.village_taiga`, `filled_map.buried_treasure`, and `filled_map.trial_chambers`
		Added ancient city, abandoned campsite, desert pyramid, mineshaft, and warm ocean ruins maps.
		Buried treasure maps are discarded if no structure can be found. Previously, they would become renamed empty maps.
		The icons for players off map and players off limits now rotate with the players.
		The textures of player, player off map and player of limits icons have been changed.
	snap8	"Abandoned Campsite Map" has been renamed to "Abandoned Camp Map". It also changed its ID from `abandoned_campsite_map` to `abandoned_camp_map`.
		"Ancient City Map" has been renamed to "Buried Ancient City Map". It also changed its ID from `ancient_city_map` to `buried_ancient_city_map`.
		"Mineshaft Map" has been renamed to "Buried Mineshaft Map". It also changed its ID from `mineshaft_map` to `buried_mineshaft_map`.
		All biome variants of the abandoned camp map have been renamed. "<Biome> Abandoned Camp Map" has been renamed to "<Biome> Camp Map", with the exception of "Bamboo Jungle Abandoned Camp Map", renamed to "Bamboo Camp Map". It also changed its translation key, `filled_map.<biome>_abandoned_camp` to `filled_map.<biome>_camp_map`, and `filled_map.bamboo_jungle_abandoned_camp` to `filled_map.bamboo_camp_map`.
		The renames of explorer maps from the previous snapshot have been reverted.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.1.0	alpha 1.1.0.0	Added explorer maps.^[2]
	alpha 1.1.0.0	Explorer maps are not yet obtainable in Survival mode.
	alpha 1.1.0.3	Explorer maps are now obtainable as trades from cartographer villagers.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.14.2	Added treasure maps.
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Treasure maps now generate in underwater ruins chests.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	The textures for explorer maps have now been changed.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.4	Trading has now been changed, woodland and ocean explorer maps now cost a compass and 12 emeralds.
		Journeyman-level cartographer villagers no longer sell 2 type of explorer map as they now have ¹⁄₃ chance to sell woodland explorer maps, ¹⁄₃ chance to sell ocean explorer maps, or ¹⁄₃ chance to sell other items as part of their trades.
		Woodland explorer maps can now be bought from fletcher villagers.
1.12.0	beta 1.12.0.3	Journeyman-level fletcher villagers no longer sell woodland explorer maps.
1.16.100	beta 1.16.100.56	The ID of maps has been changed from `map` to `filled_map`.
1.20.40 Experiment Villager Trade Rebalancing	Preview 1.20.40.20	Added jungle, swamp explorer maps, desert, plains, savanna, snowy, taiga village maps, which cartographers can sell.
1.20.80 Experiment Update 1.21	Preview 1.20.80.23	Added trial chambers maps.
1.21.0	Preview 1.21.0.23	Trial chambers map has been renamed to trial explorer map.
1.21.70	Preview 1.21.70.23	The new explorer maps sold by cartographers are no longer behind the "Villager Trade Rebalancing" experimental toggle.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.50	Preview 26.50.24	The textures of all explorer maps have been changed.
	Preview 26.50.24	Added ancient city, abandoned camp, desert pyramid, mineshaft, and warm ocean ruins maps.
	Preview 26.50.25	"Buried Ancient City Camp Map" has been renamed to "Buried Ancient City Map".
		"Buried Mineshaft Camp Map" has been renamed to "Buried Mineshaft Map".
		"Desert Temple Camp Map" has been renamed to "Desert Pyramid Map".
		"Warm Ocean Ruins Camp Map" has been renamed to "Warm Ocean Ruins Map".

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Added explorer maps.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Added treasure maps.
			1.90				The textures for explorer maps have now been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19							Added explorer maps.

Issues

Issues relating to "Explorer Map" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

Explorer maps fill as the chunks are generated, rather than when the player holds them while in the area; leaving an explorer map while exploring the area still fills the map.
In Bedrock Edition, inventory editors and add-ons can be used to create explorer maps that lead to any structure.

Gallery

Screenshots

An ocean explorer map in the off-hand, a woodland explorer map in the main hand, and a cartographer villager in between them.
A partially-explored explorer map.
Two fully-explored maps of the same place, one of which is a woodland explorer map.
An item frame holding a buried treasure explorer map. The player can see the red X on the left side of the map.
Purchasing explorer maps from a cartographer.
A fully-explored buried treasure map, with the dug up treasure chest to the left of it.
An unexplored trial map.
The same trial explorer map after being fully explored.

Mojang screenshots

"Noor is out exploring with one of the new Explorer Maps".^[3]
A player holding a Jungle Explorer Map.
A player trades for an Explorer Map.
A Jungle Explorer Map in an item frame.

Notes

↑ Buried Ancient City Map, Trial Explorer Map, Buried Mineshaft Map, Desert Pyramid Map, Jungle Explorer Map, Warm Ocean Ruins Map, or Woodland Explorer Map

References

↑ In Java Edition, specifically, biomes in the #water_on_map_outlines biome tag.
↑ "The Discovery Update: on Pocket and Win 10 soon" – Minecraft.net, March 29, 2017.
↑ "Minecraft Java Editiom 1.20.2 Now Available" by Java Team – Minecraft.net, September 21, 2023.

External links

"Taking Inventory: Explorer Map" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, November 13, 2019.

[Cartographer_Maps-1] Cartographers can offer multiple explorer maps. Their targets and the number of them vary by biome, which affects the trade probabilities.

Desert Jungle Plains Savanna Snowy Swamp Taiga

Glass Pane trade probability 50% 50% 67% 50% 50% 50% 50%

Explorer Map trade probability 50% 50% 67% 50% 50% 50% 50%

Explorer Map targets Savanna Village Savanna Village Savanna Village Desert Village Plains Village Snowy Village Plains Village

Plains Village Desert Village Taiga Village Plains Village Taiga Village Taiga Village Snowy Village

Jungle Temple Swamp Hut Jungle Temple Swamp Hut Jungle Temple Swamp Hut

[Cartographer_Map_Targets-2] The target is selected when the villager unlocks the map, and the map is not offered if no target could be found.

[3] Buried Ancient City Map, Trial Explorer Map, Buried Mineshaft Map, Desert Pyramid Map, Jungle Explorer Map, Warm Ocean Ruins Map, or Woodland Explorer Map

[4] In Java Edition, specifically, biomes in the #water_on_map_outlines biome tag.

[5] "The Discovery Update: on Pocket and Win 10 soon" – Minecraft.net, March 29, 2017.

[6] "Minecraft Java Editiom 1.20.2 Now Available" by Java Team – Minecraft.net, September 21, 2023.