Maps are rare in Frilond, though most educated people will have seen them in the course of their studies. In general, maps are too inaccurate and fanciful to be relied upon for reference, but instead maps are employed for instructional or decorative purposes only. Navigators on ships use naval charts, but these are rare and carefully guarded. Few detailed maps exist for inland areas. Instead, most people find their way by using itineraries or lists of towns. A popular type of book is a travelogue, which describes journeys to foreign lands.
World maps generally depict the world as round, with the Papal city of Riems at the center. In Frilond, the world is believed to be a flat disc of earth, rimmed by water. A hemispherical canopy of air extends above the surface of the world disc, and scholars predict that a similar hemisphere of fire exists on reverse side of the disc. East is usually represented at the top of the page. And of course, no accurate scale is used.