This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a cartography table with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, the cartography table is a new item in the game that does not have a crafting recipe or any functionality yet. A cartography table can be found in a Village in the Cartographer’s house.
Let’s explore how to make a cartography table.
Where to find a Cartography Table in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a cartography table in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.14 – 1.19
Decoration Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.3 – 1.19.4
Functional Blocks
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make a Cartography Table
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a cartography table:
TIP: You can use any type of wood planks! You don’t have to gather them all.
How to craft a Cartography Table in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make a Cartography Table
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a cartography table, place 2 paper and 4 wood planks in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When crafting with wood planks, you can use any kind of wood planks, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, crimson, or warped planks. In our example, we are using oak planks.
When making a cartography table, it is important that the paper and wood planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 paper in the first box and 1 paper in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 wood planks in the first box and 1 wood planks in the second box. In the third row, there should be 1 wood planks in the first box and 1 wood planks in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a cartography table.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the cartography table will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Cartography Table to Inventory
Once you have crafted a cartography table, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a cartography table in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a cartography table has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Cartography Table
(minecraft:cartography_table)
64
Java
1.14 – 1.19.4
Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Cartography Table
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Cartography Table is:
/give @p cartography_table 1
Things to Do with Cartography Tables
Here are some activities that you can do with cartography tables in Minecraft:
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