Minecraft cartographer guide: Trades, workstation, and more

A cartographer in Minecraft is a professional villager mob that deals with all kinds of map-related items. This passive villager works on his cartographer table and trades emeralds, empty maps, banners, and even explorer maps that allow players to find rare structures. At each level, the cartographer unlocks new trades that can be more useful for players.

Here is everything to know about cartographer villagers in Minecraft

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All Minecraft cartographer trades

Some of the trades given by a cartographer (Image via Mojang Studios)

Novice Level

• 24 Paper - 1 Emerald
• 7 Emeralds - 1 Empty Map

Apprentice Level

• 11 Glass Panes - 1 Emerald
• 13 Emeralds and 1 Compass - 1 Ocean Explorer Map

Journeyman Level

• 1 Compass - 1 Emerald
• 14 Emeralds and 1 Compass - 1 Woodland Explorer Map (
• 12 Emeralds and 1 Compass - 1 Trial Explorer Map

Expert

• 7 Emeralds - 1 Item Frame
• 3 Emeralds - Any 1 solid color Banner

Master

• 8 Emeralds - 1 Globe Banner Pattern

Among these trades, the first one, where players can give paper for emeralds, is considered one of the best. Since paper can be easily made with sugarcane, it is one of the easiest ways to earn emeralds early in the game.

Another set of good trades is for various explorer maps. Since structures like Woodland Mansion, Ocean Monument, and Trial Chambers are hard to find, the explorer maps make it easy to track them down.

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Minecraft cartographer workstation: How to turn a villager into a cartographer

Place a cartographer table in front of a regular villager (Image via Mojang Studios)

A regular villager can be turned into a cartographer by placing a cartography table in front of them. It is worth noting that any villager already assigned to a work cannot become a cartographer until and unless their previous job site block is broken.

Several blocks come under the job site category. These are accessible by villagers and essentially give them various jobs depending on what they are used for.

A cartography table is a block used to create and edit in-game maps. Hence, a regular villager can be employed as a cartographer if they connect to the cartography table.

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What does a cartographer do?

A cartographer heading towards the village center in the evening (Image via Mojang Studios)

A cartographer is a simple professional villager who follows the same daily routine as every other villager. As mentioned above, it mainly deals with all kinds of map-related items. When a player approaches, the cartographer will sell them maps, banners, banner patterns, explorer maps, and emeralds.

A cartographer can be seen wearing a monocle, which is unique to their appearance and makes it easy for players to spot them.

During the day, they can be seen working on their cartography table in one of the major working buildings in a village.

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Conclusion

A cartographer is one of the best professional villager mobs in Minecraft. Its initial trades allow players to earn emeralds quickly, and later ones help them find rare structures through respective explorer maps.

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