MAP DISPLAY DEVICE

A map display device according to the present invention includes: a display monitor; a map display control means for bringing up a map with an icon displayed therein at the display monitor and scrolling the map in response to a scroll instruction; an icon detecting means for detecting an icon present in a specific area beyond a range of a display screen at the display monitor; and an indicator display control means for displaying an indicator indicating a direction along which the map should be scrolled in order to bring up on display the icon detected by the icon detecting means.