Actually, Bilbo and Frodo seemed proficient with maps and even the making of them. It was Pippin who was less than competent with (or was it less than interested in) maps, at least among the Hobbits of the Fellowship, and Merry it turned out had a good deal better recollection of the maps at Rivendell than did Pippin. We can probably safely assume Sam (and most Hobbits in general as they eschewed travel) was, like Pippin, rather cartographically-impaired as well.
Alas for the passing of Tolkein who gave us so much and who was, in my opinion, the greatest author of the 20th Century. Let us hope that he walks now forever, with Beren and Tinuviel and so many other fair folk of whom the world is also bereft, in the Blessed Land, beyond the Sundered Sea.
Thanks again for the pings.
Of course our hobbits know maps better than most! - Proved by the fact that many have found their way here already! Glad you made it.