“Can you find where we are on the 'map'?” “Sorry: I'm no good at reading 'maps'.”
The success of his first album really 'put him on the map' in the music industry.
a road/street 'map' [=a map showing the roads/streets of an area]
(..) - Hey, mad props. I could have sworn the guy said south. But then, all of a sudden we're off the main road. I'm trying to read the map while I'm driving, which is a bonehead maneuver. And all of a sudden... Bam, we're in that ditch. Yeah, bam, I'm like, what the hell? You know? (..)2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Cat's in the Bag... Season: 1 Episode 2