EMPTY MAP
1 trade involving this item across 1 trader.
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- 11 August 2026
- Java Edition
- 26.2, 1 of 1 row found
- Bedrock Edition
- 1.26.30.5, 1 of 1 matching
- Edition differences
- none, both editions match
Empty Map in villager trading
Empty Map is something you buy from villagers rather than sell to them; it does not appear as a raw-material trade, so trading is one of the few survival-friendly ways to stock up on it.
Empty Map is generated against your current world, pointing toward the nearest matching structure. It is created the moment you trade for it, so two players receive maps to different locations.
Villagers that sell Empty Map(you give emeralds, get Empty Map)
| Profession | Level | Price | Amount | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartographer | Novice |  | | 1same in Bedrock | verified | verified |
The 1 trade on this item was read out of the trade files Minecraft Java 26.2 ships in its own data, checked on against the item, both amounts and the use limit. Bedrock 1.26.30.5 is read as well, and where it disagrees the row says how. Which files, and what is not checked.
Your odds of finding Empty Map
Every villager listed below shows this trade: their tier draws its whole pool, so there is nothing to roll for. What is left to plan is throughput.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartographer | Novice | 100% (2 in 2)same in Bedrock | none, it is always there | 24 empty map a day2 restocks a day | 1 emeraldwas 7, 6 off |
The chance is the draw size over the pool size in the game's own trade set file for that tier. The Bedrock line under it is the same sum on Bedrock's own table, which splits a tier into groups and draws out of each one separately, so the two editions often disagree. The day figure is the trade's use limit times the 2 restocks a villager is allowed per in-game day (Villager.allowedToRestock), so it is a ceiling and not an average: it assumes you are there for every restock. The cure column is 125 reputation times the trade's own multiplier, floored, and never takes a cost below one. Counted from the game's own draw sizes. How that check works.
Who trades Empty Map, and at what price
To buy Empty Map, visit a Cartographer at the Novice tier (7 emeralds).
Is trading Empty Map worth it?
Empty Map sells for as little as 7 emeralds, from the Cartographer at the Novice tier, and 1 of the other 3 costs less. The price is fixed rather than rolled, so a second Cartographer will quote you exactly the same.
| BannerExpert | 2 | ||
| Empty MapNovice | 7 | |
 | Item FrameExpert | 7 | |
 | Banner Pattern (Globe)Master | 8 |
What 7 emeralds cost in goods
The Cartographer at its novice tier asks 7 emeralds for an empty map. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lava buckets | journeyman Armorer | 12 | 1.7 empty maps |
| 48 melons | journeyman Farmer | 12 | 1.7 empty maps |
| 48 scutes | expert Cleric | 12 | 1.7 empty maps |
| 160 clay balls | novice Mason | 16 | 2.3 empty maps |
| 240 beetroot | novice Farmer | 16 | 2.3 empty maps |
| 256 granite | journeyman Mason | 16 | 2.3 empty maps |
| 264 nether wart | master Cleric | 12 | 1.7 empty maps |
| 288 paper | novice Cartographer | 12 | 1.7 empty maps |
7 lava buckets against 168 paper for the same 7 emeralds, 24 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Mason at 4.4 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted.
How Empty Map trading works
Every empty map offer here locks after 12 uses, and a villager restocks up to twice per Minecraft day, so one is good for 24 of these trades a day and no more.
The earliest empty map shows up is the Cartographer's Novice tier, which a villager has the moment it claims the workstation.
How long Empty Map takes in real time
12 empty maps empty one slot at the Cartographer, 2400 ticks (Villager.allowedToRestock) at 20 a second (TickRateManager) refill it 2 real minutes later, and the 24000-tick villager day (Timelines) holds 2 of those fills in 20 real minutes.
So one cartographer moves 24 empty maps against 168 emeralds a Minecraft day, an empty map every 50 real seconds, 8.4 emeralds a real minute. 27 empty maps take 3 fills across 2 Minecraft days, 2 minutes of it watching the cartographer walk back to its cartography table.
Tips for trading Empty Map
- Clearing the shelf: one Cartographer sells 12 empty maps before it has to restock, 84 emeralds for the full slot.
- Where the emeralds come from: the same Cartographer pays an emerald per 24 paper.
- Cure before a big buy: 84 emeralds for one full slot is enough that curing a zombie cartographer first, which cuts its prices permanently, pays for the golden apple many times over. How curing works.
- Also on the Cartographer's list: glass pane, village explorer map, compass, swamp explorer map, jungle explorer map, ocean explorer map.
Empty Map trading FAQ
How much does Empty Map cost from a villager?
Can you sell Empty Map to a villager for emeralds?
Same trader, other items
The Cartographer works at a cartography table and also trades:
Paper
Compass