Map

A **map** is a diagram or graph designed to show the locations of things as they lay on the landscape, such as where forests or villages are located. They are normally used as a guide to get from one location to another with or without the aid of a compass.

## Overview

In the world of One Piece, maps are an essential tool for navigation, as they often depict the geography of an individual island, a group of islands or even an entire ocean (in which case, they are sometimes referred as **sea charts**). In sailing, it is usually the duty of navigators to read and interpret maps during voyages, in order to establish safe navigation routes and avoid natural hazards or getting lost.

The first relevant map shown in the series was one of the Grand Line, which belonged to Buggy, but was stolen by Nami and subsequently used by the Straw Hat Pirates to enter the Grand Line through Reverse Mountain. Another important map was of Skypiea's, which Luffy managed to find in the old remains of the St. Briss and allowed the Straw Hats to consider the idea of Sky Islands.

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Moreover, certain maps are utilized to keep track of a hidden treasure hoard, in which case they may display a "X" mark to specify the exact location of said hoard. Buggy found one of those during a raid in his Pirate Apprentice days and planned to use it to become rich, but he ended up losing the map by accident shortly after eating the Bara Bara no Mi.

Despite the fact that most islands seem to have detailed maps of their own, a full map of the world still seemingly does not exist yet (due to the Roger Pirates being the only known group to have successfully circumnavigated the globe). It is Nami's dream to draw such a map, after sailing through all of the world's seas.

## Cartography

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Cartography refers to the art and practice of making maps. This ability is highly valuable, especially among certain groups like the Arlong Pirates; Nami was kept as their subordinate for years because, as stated by Arlong himself, his crew lacked a good cartographer to adapt his crew's oceanic data into paper and he needed accurate maps in order to conquer the East Blue and the other three Blue Seas. While navigators with poor cartography skills may still be capable of drawing maps, the results will often be barely comprehensible and serve as nothing more than general orientation.

Furthermore, having a cartographer is essential to reach the final island of the Grand Line, Laugh Tale, since in order to do so, it is necessary to draw sea charts containing the coordinates described in the four Road Poneglyphs and find the point where they all intersect with each other.

Being a navigator is also not a pre-requisite for one to be able to draw maps. Marco, for example, had an interest in drawing sea charts during his childhood. Vivi, Pudding and Kikunojo have also shown themselves to be capable of drawing rough maps of their homelands.

## Gallery

*See also the associated category: Map Images.*
The following maps are known to exist within the series or in supplementary material, either as a physical object or part of a character's visual memory.

### General

The Grand Line map the Straw Hats stole from Buggy.

A full map of the East Blue.

A map of North Blue, belonging to Rosinante.

A map of West Blue, from Jinbe's memory.

A map of the Calm Belt, from Nami's memory.

A map of the Grand Line, belonging to the Roger Pirates.

### Islands and societies

A map of the Goa Kingdom.

The map Nami drew of her home island in the Conomi Islands.

A map of Arabasta Kingdom, drawn by Vivi.

A map of Jaya, marked by Robin

A map of Skypiea, found by Luffy.

The merged maps of Jaya and Skypiea forming Jaya's original shape.

A map of Omatsuri Island.

Water 7.

A map of Ukkari Hot-Spring Island.

A map of the Sabaody Archipelago, belonging to Hatchan.

Fish-Man Island.

The Marines' map of Dressrosa.

The rough map of Totto Land's secret route drawn by Pudding.

Chiffon's map of Totto Land.

A map of Wano Country drawn by Kikunojo.

A map of Onigashima, used by Law and the Nine Red Scabbards.

A map showing the three possible Log Pose destinations from Wano Country, from Law's memory.

### Landmarks

An anime-only map of Water 7's Back Street.

A map of the Tarai Current, from Gloriosa's memory.

A map of the Third Research Institute, used by Caesar.

A map of the ports in Wano Country, marked by Kin'emon.

### Misc.

A map for the Davy Back Fight's Donut Race, showing one of Long Ring Long Land's islands.

Kokoro's "map" of Water 7.

The treasure map tattooed on Amanda's back.

## Trivia

* The armband that Luffy obtained after the events of Thriller Bark and then handed over to Buggy at Impel Down supposedly acts like a map to John's legendary treasure hoard, but the specific mechanics behind that are still unknown.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 1 Chapter 8 (p. 15) and Episode 4, Nami with a map of the Grand Line.
2. ↑ *One Piece* Manga — Vol. 9 Chapter 77 (p. 9), Bell-mère notes Nami's skill with land maps and sea charts.
3. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 12 Chapter 101 (p. 3-4) and Episode 61, Nami explaining the entrance to the Grand Line.
4. ↑ *One Piece* Manga — Vol. 24 Chapter 219 (p. 8), Luffy finds Skypiea's map.
5. ↑ *One Piece* Manga — Vol. 9 Chapter 77 (p. 9), Nami states her dream.
6. ↑ *One Piece* Manga — Vol. 11 Chapter 92 (p. 17), Arlong explains Nami's usefulness to him.
7. ↑ *One Piece* Manga — Vol. 71 Chapter 701 (p. 12), Law shows a very rough map of Dressrosa drawn by Bepo.
8. ↑ *One Piece* Manga — Vol. 82 Chapter 818 (p. 6), Inuarashi explains how to reach Laugh Tale.
9. ↑ SBS *One Piece* Manga — Vol. 70, Child Marco drawing a sea chart.