How to Craft and Start Using an Atlas in Map Atlases

Crafting Your First Atlas

To begin charting your world, you first need to craft an Atlas. The recipe combines a Book with a Compass and several pieces of paper arranged around it. Once crafted, the Atlas appears in your inventory as a portable book that automatically records the terrain you explore.

Opening and Reading the Map

Hold the Atlas and use it (right-click by default) to open the map interface. The map fills in as you walk around, revealing biomes, structures, and terrain in a top-down view. You can zoom in and out using the scroll wheel or the on-screen controls, and pan across the map by dragging. The Atlas remembers everything you have seen, so you can close it and reopen it later without losing progress.

Practical Tips

• Keep the Atlas in your hotbar or offhand so it updates continuously as you travel.
• The map only records areas you have physically visited, so exploration is required to fill it in.
• If you die, the Atlas stays in your inventory (or drops like any item), so retrieve it to keep your progress.
• Use the Atlas alongside waypoints or banners to mark important locations you want to revisit.