diff --git a/items.lua b/items.lua
index 8bf1516..772c50c 100644
--- a/items.lua
+++ b/items.lua
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ local function map_from_meta(meta, player_x, player_y)
     return id;
 end
 
+-- The map item/node
 minetest.register_node("cartographer:map", {
     description = "Map",
     inventory_image = "cartographer_map.png",
+    tiles = { "cartographer_map.png" },
     drawtype = "signlike",
     paramtype = "light",
     paramtype2 = "wallmounted",
@@ -43,14 +45,19 @@ minetest.register_node("cartographer:map", {
         return stack;
     end,
 
-    after_place_node = function(stack, placer, pointed_thing)
+    -- Called when this node is placed in the world. Copies map data from the
+    -- item to the node.
+    -- pos: The position of the node
+    -- placer: The object that placed this node (can be nil)
+    -- stack: The itemstack that was placed
+    -- pointed_thing: The current pointed thing
+    after_place_node = function(pos, placer, stack, pointed_thing)
         local meta = stack:get_meta():to_table();
-        local s = minetest.item_place(stack, placer, pointed_thing);
-
-        local node_meta = minetest.get_meta(pointed_thing);
+        local node_meta = minetest.get_meta(pos);
         node_meta:from_table(meta);
 
-        return nil;
+        -- Consume the item after placing
+        return false;
     end,
 
     on_rightclick = function(pos, node, player, itemstack, pointed_thing)
diff --git a/map_formspec.lua b/map_formspec.lua
index 5e4aeaf..b6c8348 100644
--- a/map_formspec.lua
+++ b/map_formspec.lua
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local map_formspec_prefix = [[
 ]];
 
 local tile = "image[%f,%f;%f,%f;%s]";
-local marker = "animated_image[%f,%f;%f,%f;%s:%d,%d]";
+local marker = "animated_image[%f,%f;%f,%f;;%s;%d;%d]";
 
 local function generate_map(data, x, y, w, h, player_x, player_y, detail, map_scale, is_visible, get_marker, user)
     local str = "";
diff --git a/textures/cartographer_map.png b/textures/cartographer_map.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afd2f42
Binary files /dev/null and b/textures/cartographer_map.png differ