Continent tattoo ideas

208 photos and flash · 56% Fine line, 9% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Colour world map tattoo on the outer forearm of an outstretched arm, with red, pink, teal and yellow continents on pale skin.
World map tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey light bulb tattoo on the upper arm, with a globe showing the Americas inside the bulb and short radiating lines around it.
Light bulb with globe on upper arm
Black and grey world map tattoo wrapping around an upper arm, with continents in soft ink-wash shading and fine outline lines.
World map tattoo wrapped around an upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of the world map across the inside of a wrist, showing the continents in simple single-line detail.
World map outline on a wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map with country borders across a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
World map outline across a back
Black ink line drawing of a globe in a circle, with North America and parts of Europe and Asia formed from daisy flowers with solid centres, in a botanical design style.
Daisy-filled globe line drawing
Close-up of a grey shaded world map tattoo on the upper arm, with the Americas on the left and Europe and Africa on the right.
World map tattoo on an arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map with the word wanderlust in script, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map outline with wanderlust script on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a globe showing continents, sitting on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a white sleeve.
Dotwork globe on the upper arm
Black and white photo of a back covered in an antique world map tattoo, spanning the shoulders, neck and upper arms.
Antique world map tattoo across back
Black and grey tattoo of a world map, with each continent filled with ornate mandala patterns, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
World map tattoo filled with mandala patterns
Black and grey photo of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the inner wrist, with silver chain bracelets worn below it.
Outline world map on a wrist
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a pocket compass with rope and a faded world map, shown in a split view with a compass rose and continent outlines.
Compass and world map forearm tattoo
Pencil sketch of a heart-shaped globe with a padlock top, keyhole, pin, cupcake, spoon and fork, and a script tag reading alla procina.
Globe heart padlock sketch with cutlery and tag
Close photograph of a fine line black outline tattoo of a globe with continents, on the inner forearm of a person lying on white bedding.
Outline globe on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a quote beneath it, across a person's upper back.
World map and quote across upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of South America filled with ornamental patterns and a flower of life design, on the side of the ribs.
South America map with ornamental pattern on ribs
Colour world map tattoo with black outlines and soft pink, purple, blue and teal washes on the inner forearm, with small teal hearts and scattered dots.
Watercolour world map on a forearm
Fine line outline tattoo of the world map on the inside of an ankle, with a woven bracelet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Close photo of a small fine line outline of the Earth, with continents shown, tattooed on the side of a woman's ribs below her arm.
Globe outline tattoo on the side ribs
Black outline world map tattoo with small red hearts on a forearm, in a fine line style, shown beside a pointing hand and stacked bangles in front of a blurred map.
World map tattoo with red hearts on forearm
Fine line black and grey globe tattoo showing Asia and the Arctic on the inner upper arm.
Globe tattoo on an upper arm
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a gridded globe with birds flying off it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Globe with flying birds on a shoulder
Fine black outline of the world map tattooed along a forearm, with a rocky beach, sea and hills blurred behind.
World map outline on a forearm
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a heart-shaped Earth inside an ornate open book frame with beaded drops, placed across the centre of the torso.
Earth heart in an ornate book frame on the torso
Fine line outline of a world map tattooed on the inside of a wrist, with the Americas and Africa visible.
Outline world map on a wrist
Black line tattoo of a sea turtle with a world map shell and dotted flippers on the top of a foot, in a dotwork style.
Sea turtle with world map shell on foot
Fine line black outline world map tattoos on the soles of two bare feet, placed on the sole of each foot.
World map tattoos on both soles
Black fine line outline of the world map tattooed across a woman's upper back, seen from behind against patterned wallpaper.
World map outline tattoo on upper back
Fine line black outline of the world map tattooed across a person's upper back and left shoulder blade, with dark hair falling over the right side.
World map outline across upper back
Watercolour-style world map tattoo in pink, yellow and teal with black script reading Life's a Journey not a Race, on the forearm.
World map and script quote on forearm
Black line-work outline of a world map tattooed on the inner upper arm, set against a stone wall.
World map outline on upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map on the inner wrist and forearm, with pink nail polish on the hand above it.
World map outline on a wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo of a world map in red, green, blue and purple with a black compass rose, on the side of the torso.
Watercolour world map and compass rose on the side
Watercolour-style world map in blue and green with fine black compass lines and arrows, tattooed on the lower leg above the ankle.
Watercolour world map and compass on an ankle
Fine line outline of the continents in dark ink on the outer ankle, with a woven string anklet above it.
World map outline on an ankle
Fine line brown outline of the African continent on the wrist, with the word love in pink script across the east of the continent.
Africa outline with pink love script on wrist
Watercolour-style world map tattoo with outlined continents across the tops of both feet and up towards the ankles, in blended red, green, blue and yellow washes.
World map tattoo across both feet
Close photo of a hand raised out of bathwater, showing a small fine line grey outline of the world map on the inner wrist, in a Fine line style.
Fine line world map on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a ringed planet cut into horizontal slices, with a blurred cactus background.
Sliced planet layers on a forearm
Two colourful watercolour-style world map tattoos, one on each ankle, shown against a blue plastic sheet.
Watercolour world maps on both ankles
Black and grey world map tattoo filled with ornate dotwork patterns across the upper back of a person with hair tied up.
World map tattoo across a back
Fine line white-ink outline of the world map tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line world map on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a blue and green globe with a pink airplane and dashed flight paths in loose watercolour-style washes, on the outer lower leg.
Globe and airplane with flight paths on a calf
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a compass rose over a shaded globe with continents, on the inner upper arm.
Compass rose over a globe on an upper arm
Fine line black outline of a world map tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a background of passport stamps.
World map outline on an inner wrist
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a fine line outline tattoo of the world map across her upper back.
World map outline across a upper back
Fine line compass rose with map shapes and a bare tree tattoo on a palm and wrist, in black and grey ink.
Compass rose and tree on a palm