Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
2.5 |
Hardness |
2.5 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
Yes |
A cartography table is a cartographer's job site block that generates in villages. It is used for cloning, zooming out and locking maps.
Contents
Obtaining[]
Breaking[]
A cartography table can be obtained with any tool, including the player's hand, although using an axe is most efficient.
Block | Cartography Table | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 2.5 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 3.75 | |
Wooden | 1.9 | |
Stone | 0.95 | |
Iron | 0.65 | |
Diamond | 0.5 | |
Netherite | 0.45 | |
Golden | 0.35 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation[]
Cartography tables can generate naturally inside cartographer houses in villages.
Crafting[]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|
Paper + Any Planks |
Usage[]
Zooming out, cloning, locking maps[]

Default GUI of cartography table

In Java Edition, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being zoomed out.

Cartography table's UI, showing the map is being cloned.

Cartography table's UI, showing the map is being locked.
Cartography tables are used for zooming out, cloning, and locking maps (making them unable to be altered). They can also be used for adding pointers to maps, creating empty maps, and renaming maps.[Bedrock Edition only]
Below is a list of brief descriptions of all available functions of the cartography table:
For more detailed information of each of these function, see Map § Usage
First slot | Second slot | Result |
---|---|---|
Map | Paper | Zoomed out map (1 zoom level higher) |
Map | Empty map | Two identical maps |
Map | Glass Pane | Locked map |
Map | Compass | Locator map[Bedrock Edition only] |
Empty map | Compass | Empty Locator map[Bedrock Edition only] |
Paper | Empty map[Bedrock Edition only] | |
Paper | Compass | Empty Locator map[Bedrock Edition only] |
Zooming out a map always starts with an existing map, not a blank map. Zooming it out makes the map aligned to the grid that would include the area of the original map. To build a set of maps such as for a map wall, a player cannot create several level 0 (base) maps at one location then zoom them out before going out into the world to fill them in; the player must start with a base map created in each area to be covered by the zoomed out map. See more discussion of map alignment at Map.
Changing profession[]
If a village has a cartography table that has not been claimed by a villager, any nearby villager who hasn't chosen a job site block has a chance to change their profession to cartographer.
Fuel[]
A cartography table can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.
Note Blocks[]
Cartography tables can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sound.
Sounds[]
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.wood.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.wood.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.wood.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.wood.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.wood.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.wood | 1.0 | 0.8 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.wood | 0.4 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.wood | 0.23 | 0.5 |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.wood | 0.12 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.wood | 0.18 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Walking on the block | step.wood | 0.3 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | When the block is placed | use.wood | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Cartography Table | cartography_table | Block & Item | block.minecraft.cartography_table |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cartography Table | cartography_table | 455 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.cartography_table.name |
History[]
Java Edition | |||||
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1.14 | 18w44a | ![]() | |||
Cartography tables are currently obtainable only from the Creative inventory and do not have any functionality. | |||||
18w46a | ![]() | ||||
18w48a | Cartography tables now generate in the updated plains villages. | ||||
18w49a | Cartography tables now generate in the updated savanna villages and the new snowy villages. | ||||
18w50a | Cartography tables now generate in the updated desert and taiga villages. | ||||
19w02a | Cartography tables are now functional and craftable. | ||||
Cartography tables can now be used to clone, extend, and lock maps. | |||||
19w06a | Block sounds have been added for cartography tables. | ||||
19w11a | The crafting recipe of cartography tables now requires four planks instead of only two. | ||||
Cartography tables now serve as cartographer villagers' job site block. | |||||
1.18 | Pre-release 5 | ![]() | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.2 | ![]() | |||
Cartography tables can be used to smelt 1.5 items in a furnace. | |||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Cartography tables are now craftable, but with a different recipe than Java. | |||
Cartography tables can now generate in cartographer houses in villages. | |||||
1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Cartography tables are now functional. | |||
Cartography tables can now be used to create, clone, extend, mark, and rename maps. | |||||
The crafting recipe of cartography tables has been changed to Java Edition's recipe. | |||||
beta 1.11.0.4 | Cartography tables can now be used to lock maps. | ||||
beta 1.11.0.7 | The crafting recipe of cartography tables now requires four planks instead of only two. | ||||
1.18.10 | beta 1.18.10.22 | ![]() | |||
PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
1.91 | ![]() |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Cartography Table" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
A cartography table in Bedrock Edition, where a map is being renamed.