Cartography Table
| Transparent |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
0 |
| Blast resistance | |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No, but catches fire from lava |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Name |
cartography_table |
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Cartography tables are solid blocks generating in villages, that are used for cloning, zooming out and locking maps.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Cartography tables can generate naturally inside cartographer houses in villages.
Crafting[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartography Table | Paper + Any Planks |
[upcoming: JE 1.14 & BE 1.11.0] | |
| Cartography Table | Crafting Table + Paper |
[BE only][until BE 1.11.0] |
Usage[edit]
Cartography tables are used for cloning, expanding, and zooming out maps. Cartography tables can also lock maps using glass panes, making them unable to be explored further. Cartography tables can also be used for adding pointers to maps, creating empty maps and renaming maps.[upcoming: BE 1.11.0]
Below is a list of the recipes available with the cartography table:
| Map | Item | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Expanded map | ||
| Cloned map | ||
| Locked map | ||
| Marked map[Bedrock Edition only] | ||
| Empty map |
Fuel[edit]
A cartography table can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.[Bedrock Edition only]
Changing profession[edit]
If a village has a cartography table and there is no cartographer in the village, any villager who hasn't already chosen a work station has a chance to change their profession to a cartographer.
History[edit]
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.14 | 18w44a |  Added cartography tables.
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| Cartography tables are currently only obtainable from the creative inventory and do not have any functionality. | |||||
| 18w46a | The cartography table's texture has been updated. | ||||
| 18w48a | Cartography tables can generate in plains village houses. | ||||
| 19w02a | Cartography tables are functional and craftable. | ||||
| Cartography tables can be used to clone, extend, and lock maps. | |||||
| 19w06a | Added block sounds. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.2 | Added cartography tables.
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| Cartography tables can be used to smelt 1.5 items in a furnace. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Cartography tables are craftable, but with a different recipe than Java. | |||
| Cartography tables generate in cartographer houses in villages. | |||||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Cartography tables are functional. | |||
| Cartography tables can be used to create, clone, extend, mark, and rename maps. | |||||
| Changed crafting recipe to Java Edition's recipe. | |||||
| beta 1.11.0.4 | Cartography tables can be used to lock maps. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Cartography Table" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
Cartography table in a village.
Cartography table's UI, showing the map is being cloned.
Cartography table's UI, showing the map is being zoomed out.
Cartography table's UI, showing the map is being locked.
A cartography table in Bedrock Edition, where a map is being renamed.
