Map tattoo ideas

324 photos and flash · 48% Fine line, 14% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black fine line outline of the state of Alabama tattooed on the side of a torso, with a white shirt lifted above it.
Alabama state outline on the side ribs
Blue line drawing of the state of Texas filled with bluebonnet wildflowers, a botanical tattoo design shown on white paper with no body placement visible.
Texas outline filled with bluebonnets
Red tattoo of the state of Michigan with a wing motif on the upper arm of a woman wearing a red printed t-shirt.
Michigan outline with wing on upper arm
Close-up of a solid blue tattoo of the Great Lakes map on a person's calf, with a bicycle water bottle and bike frame beside it.
Great Lakes map tattoo on a calf
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline of a globe showing continents, tattooed on the upper arm.
Small globe outline on upper arm
Realistic tattoo across a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin that reveals an old sepia map, a blue ship's wheel compass rose and a blue fleur-de-lis.
Torn skin revealing a compass and old map
Fine line black tattoo of the state of Kentucky with the script words My Old above and home below, with a small heart, on a person's shoulder.
Kentucky outline with script on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a steam locomotive and a pocket watch with Roman numerals on an upper arm, set against a faint map and a small aircraft.
Steam locomotive and pocket watch on upper arm
Line drawing of a Wanderlust banner across a globe with blossoms and leaves in a neo-traditional style, shown as a tattoo design on tracing paper with no body placement visible.
Wanderlust globe and flowers flash design
Black fine line tattoo of a world map on the inner wrist, photographed against a background of passport stamps.
Fine line world map on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fantasy map with labels including the Shire, Hobbiton and Bree, placed across a person's upper back.
Middle-earth map tattoo on a upper back
Fine line outline tattoo of the state of Texas in dark ink on the back of a woman's ankle, with jeans in the background.
Texas outline on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map outline on the inner forearm.
World map outline on a forearm
Black ink faceted world map tattoo across the upper back, with continents built from angular shapes and dotwork shading.
Faceted world map across the upper back
Small black dotwork tattoo of the Earth showing continents, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dotwork globe on a shoulder
Fine line black outline tattoo of Australia on the ankle, with a small red heart over the south-east coast.
Australia outline with red heart on ankle
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket compass with a compass rose, over a faded map design on a forearm.
Realistic compass tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style map tattoo on the ribs with a compass rose, pink flowers, a skull and crossbones, a sea serpent and a dashed red route in colour and grey shading.
Compass rose and map tattoo on ribs
Black and red linework tattoo of a compass rose, birdcage, map and passport stamps across a person's upper back.
Compass and travel stamps on a back
Black fine line tattoo of the state of Michigan with the word Home in script beneath it, on the upper arm.
Michigan state outline with Home script
Small black fine line compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points on the inner wrist, set against a coloured vintage map.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Black and grey back and arms covered in an antique-style world map tattoo with engraved hemispheres, continents and compass details, shoulders and upper arms included.
Antique world map tattoo across back and arms
Black fine line world map tattoo across the inner wrist of a clenched hand, shown in a black and white photograph.
World map tattoo on a wrist
Pencil sketch of a compass rose over a torn map with islands, shaded in black and grey on paper, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Compass rose over a torn map sketch
Close-up of a black fine line outline tattoo of an irregular landmass on the upper arm, with a blurred green background.
Black outline of a landmass on an upper arm
Black ink compass rose sketch with a star centre and fine ring detail on white paper, beside two black pens, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Compass rose sketch design
Small black compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist in a fine line style, with a white rope bracelet and a nautical chart behind the hand.
Compass rose tattoo on inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass and compass rose over an old map background, running along the forearm.
Compass and map on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over a map grid with clouds, a hand holding a scroll and cursive script, on the thigh.
Compass and map tattoo on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style world map tattoo across a forearm, showing the Americas, Africa and Europe in splashes of red, orange, green and blue.
Watercolour world map on a forearm
Traditional style compass rose in blue and green on the upper back, with N, E, S and W letters and a map outline inside a dotted circle.
Compass rose over a map outline on upper back
A raised forearm and hand with a road map design covering the skin, with red route lines and place names on a beige map background.
Road map design across forearm and hand
Black and grey tattoo of a state outline with a city skyline silhouette and lettering inside it, on the side of the ribs.
State outline with skyline and lettering on ribs
Four-panel photo of a realistic black and grey compass, rope and old map tattoo across the forearm.
Compass and map on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a braid.
Fine line world map on upper back
Black and grey shaded world map tattoo on a person's upper chest, with the words it's all worth reaching for written above it.
World map and quote across the chest
Fine line black world map tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a plain cream wall.
Fine line world map on the inner wrist
Two people's forearms, each with a small black outline of a state-shaped map tattooed just below the elbow.
Matching state outline tattoos on forearms
Fine line outline of the state of Florida with a small red heart near the southern tip, tattooed on the inner forearm below a traditional style panther tattoo.
Florida outline with red heart on a forearm
Fine line black ink world map tattoo on the upper arm of a person with the arm extended against a red wall.
World map tattoo on upper arm
Large world map tattoo in black outline with selected countries filled in colour, covering the upper back.
World map across a back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map with continents on the side of a woman's ankle, above a blue fabric background.
World map outline on ankle
Watercolour-style tattoo of the Alaska outline in teal and pink with an outlined heart and a dotted line, on the side of the ribs.
Alaska map with heart on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a sundial compass, a full moon and a sailing ship on waves, shown across three photographs.
Ship, moon and sundial compass on a forearm
Solid blue tattoo of the Great Lakes outline on a calf, with a bicycle water bottle in the background.
Great Lakes map on a calf
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos: a cross on a finger, a swallow on the upper arm, a simple outline shape on the nape of the neck, and a sailboat on the wrist over a nautical chart.
Four small fine line tattoos on skin
Realistic brown-toned tattoo of a brass compass over a world map, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic compass and map on upper arm
Fine black line tattoo of the state of California on the side of the torso, with a small patch of redness near the southern edge.
California state outline on skin