Imaging locating device (10, 10'), more particularly a hand-held locating device, comprising at least - a first locating apparatus (38, 38a), provided to detect locating data in relation to objects to be located (36, 36', 36") which are concealed under an examination surface, - a position sensor for detecting position data of the locating device (10, 10') in relation to the examination surface, wherein the position data also comprise data describing an orientation of the locating device (10, 10') in relation to the examination surface, - an evaluation apparatus, provided to determine a first at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20a) by assigning locating data of a first category from the first locating apparatus (38, 38a) to position data, wherein the evaluation apparatus is provided to determine at least one further at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20b, 20c, 20d) which differs from the first at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20a), - a display apparatus, which is provided to display the first at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20a) and/or the at least one further at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20b, 20c, 20d) as a map (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), - wherein the display apparatus is provided to overlay the first at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20a) and the at least one further at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20b, 20c, 20d) to form a common map (22, 22e, 22f), characterized in that in the case of a rotation of the locating device (10, 10') on the examination surface the display apparatus is provided to rotate the displayed map (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) counter to the direction of the rotational movement, so that even in the case of a rotation of the locating device (10, 10') and independently of the orientation of the examination surface the displayed map (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) faithfully reproduces the objects to be located (36, 36', 36") which are located under the examination surface. - a first locating apparatus (38, 38a), provided to detect locating data in relation to objects to be located (36, 36', 36") which are concealed under an examination surface, - a position sensor for detecting position data of the locating device (10, 10') in relation to the examination surface, wherein the position data also comprise data describing an orientation of the locating device (10, 10') in relation to the examination surface, - an evaluation apparatus, provided to determine a first at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20a) by assigning locating data of a first category from the first locating apparatus (38, 38a) to position data, wherein the evaluation apparatus is provided to determine at least one further at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20b, 20c, 20d) which differs from the first at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20a), - a display apparatus, which is provided to display the first at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20a) and/or the at least one further at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20b, 20c, 20d) as a map (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), - wherein the display apparatus is provided to overlay the first at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20a) and the at least one further at least two-dimensional map information item (20, 20b, 20c, 20d) to form a common map (22, 22e, 22f),