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* ''Literature/TheMagicMap'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin naturally]] has one in the form of the Living Map, a world of its own inhabited by [[AnthromorphicPersonification Anthropomorphic Personifications]] of various geographic features that [[AudienceSurrogate David]] happens to fall into, [[spoiler: or at least [[AllJustADream dream about falling into]].]]

A regular map can be anything from a crude sketch of a particular intersection to a highly detailed professional quality atlas map that shows every mountain, hill, river, town and road in the area. But what if you're looking for something beyond all that? Something that won't show up on ordinary maps. Something hidden, something that is never in the same place, or something not of this world? In cases such as this, you need a magic map, something that will reveal the location of whatever you need; a person, a MacGuffin, places of power, you name it.

* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', Joseph Joestar's stand, ''Hermit Purple'' grants him the power of divination. One such application to is conjure a map of a city out of some spilled dirt, with a marker showing him the precise location of something he needs.

* The map that everyone wants in ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons'', which at one point pulls two of the main characters inside it.

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* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' has the Marauders' Map, which when activated shows location and movement of everyone on the Hogwarts grounds.

* Madame Weatherberry from ''Literature/ATaleOfMagic'' owns a map that tells the location of all magical people. Each person is represented through a white light; the brighter the light, the more talent they have. The map is never wrong and updates.

* ''ComicBook/{{Witch}}'': Hay Lin's grandmother gives her a map that shows the locations of the twelve portals as glowing areas.

* In WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fanfic Fanfic/DivineJealousyAndTheVoiceOfReason, Wind Whistler, captive inside Discord's mind, has constructed an interactive model of the Multiverse.

* ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles''

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''

** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', Link can collect a series of maps, some of which have special properties. Treasure and Triforce maps cause a pillar of light to appear over the treasure's location, and the ghost ship map allows it to be boarded to retrieve a Triforce piece.

* In ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'' the magic map, so named because it allows you to teleport to any island shown on it, also reveals the location of the mysterious Isle of Mist after a certain point in the game, a hidden island which is rumoured to change locations. The map isn't altered by anybody to show the island; it appears on its own.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', the main characters come across a map possessed by a demon named Grufon (as in, the minor shuhsu is stuck inside the map). The map is very accurate and offers handy shortcuts to various places. However, it also has a mind of its own, and often tries to trick the party by offering false information based on half-truths. Frequently, Grufon is threatened (usually with fire) by characters into giving the right information.

* Season 5 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' introduced a large magic map in Twilight's castle that points certain members of the Mane 6 to parts of Equestria where they are needed.

* The magic map from ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryII" works similarly to the one from ''King's Quest III'' in that it fills itself in and lets you instantly travel to any place it shows. Unlike the ''King's Quest'' one it only covers the city where you spend most of the game, and not the desert outside.

* In ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'' the magic map, so named because it allows you to teleport, also reveals the location of the mysterious Isle of Mist after a certain point in the game, a hidden island which is rumoured to change locations. The map isn't altered by anybody to show the island; it appears on its own.

** The Sheikah Slate in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' has an undateable map of Hyrule that lets Link warp to activated Shrines. It can also produce 3-dimensional maps of the dungeons that let Link manipulate certain mechanical portions of them. The DLC also adds a function that lets Link review the last 200 hours of progress in the game.

** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'', Link can collect a series of maps, some of which have special properties. Treasure and Triforce maps cause a pillar of light to appear over the treasure's location, and the ghost ship map allows it to be boarded to retrieve a Triforce piece.