“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]
(..) He's my Bonnie. And he's leaving soon. l gotta get home. -Where's home? -Elm Street. Elm. -You guys have a map? -We're on it, cowboy. Trixie? l'll fire up the computer. Unhand me, you cowards! l demand to talk to Lotso! Zip it, Buck Rogers. (..)2010 Toy Story 3