“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]
(..) And there always will be. To tell you the truth,Bilbo's been a bit odd lately. I mean,more than usual. He's taken to locking himself in his study. He spends hours poring over old maps when he thinks I'm not looking. Where's it gone? He's up to something. -All right,then. Keep your secrets. -What? (..)2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring